Specialty Doctor

Updated: May 15, 2024 11:17 AM GMT

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Herne Bay

East Kent community services

Our Diverse, Talented And Caring Team Include Frailty Consultants, a Consultant Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP), GPs, Consultants-in-training And Trainee ACPs From a Broad Professional Background. Together We Support a Wide Range Of Activities Including

Home Treatment Service

Research tells us that people prefer to receive their care closer to home and that most people wish to stay at home for as long as possible. Consequently a dynamic new service was set up at pace during the pandemic to address this need locally.

The seven-day service provides expert frailty advice and input throughout east Kent. Receiving referrals from any clinician, our aim is to provide alternatives to hospital admission for those with a frailty crisis. Near patient testing and hospital-at-home capabilities have allowed us to deliver robust alternatives to ED attendance, including the active treatment of over 200 patients with covid and hypoxia.

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