Routine Outpatient Clinics – face to face and lephone clinics.
Non-elective admissions -Telephone line available for Consultant advice for GP’s and all community staff, manned by ACP’s and physician associates with Consultants available if needed.
Identify services across an organisation to support rehabilitation and discharge to maintain capacity - Step down beds and with increased support such as OPAT, commissioning more community beds
Same-day or Day-case procedures - Use of ambulatory emergency care, frailty, DVT clinics, OPAT services, EIT, more focus at front door, freeing up beds and capturing patients earlier in pathway
Outpatient antimicrobial therapy follow ups - will be moved to telephone wherever possible for assessment, but some patients may need to come back for dressing check and to collect antibiotics