Intermediate Care

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Intermediate Care

• Dr Adrian Ward GP Lochgilphead

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A Modular Multidisciplinary training programme
approach to Intermediate Care.

• Maximising Health care delivery locally
• Initially Community hospital focused
• Linked in as tightly as possible to
  secondary/tertiary services via outreach
  clinics,shared protocols,OOH communication
  links,transport retrieval

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Initial key professional groups who work
differently

• Nursing staff
• Physios
• O.Ts
• Mid- wives
• Medics
• Radiographers

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Shared pool of modules dual level
Masters/Undergraduate

• Very broad range
• Mix and match as appropriate to location and post

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Mentored training posts

• Across Highland region
• Protected learning time
• 18 month Duration

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Model of Care proposed in Mid-Argyll

• Community hospital hub
• Large geographical area
• OOH come to community hospital,Taxi contract etc.
• Community Paramedic practitioner for those who
  cannot come in

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Any Questions?
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