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Appendix 1
North Somerset
Baseline
Model of
care for
proposed
community
wards
North Somerset
Pyramid of care & care functions
Components of Community wards
Common referral processes
Discharge
Care status and service
response
North Somerset
Care function
Care status
Hospital
Acute condition
Community Wards, including use
of Independent Sector Nursing
Homes
Unstable long term condition or
exacerbated episode
Primary & Community services
Stable long term conditions or
simple episodic care
Self care with Local Health &
Wellbeing resources
Self managing chronic condition
Components of the
Community Ward
North Somerset
Locality Teams
Shared Specialist
community based teams
Core
Community
Wards Teams
Out of hours service
Rapid access to agreed
Hospital services/
Hospital out reach
Proposed Community
Ward Model
Acute Hosp.
North Somerset
Acute community
Ward (HDU)
R,R&R
GP
Community Matrons
Ward
Team
Admin
Social
Care
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Ward management/
Neighbourhood team
Community Ward Team
Responsibilities
North Somerset
RR&R named nurse linking directly with
neighbourhood team named nurse, managing the
most acutely unwell, then transferring into ward
Ward admin leading on the admission and
discharge process, linking with named
nurses, GPs and community matrons
Community matrons leading on the
clinical support for the team, managing
their caseload and the capacity of the
service
Community Ward Team
Responsibilities
North Somerset
Neighbourhood team to include therapies, and leads
within specialist areas- End of Life, Mental health,
long Term Conditions, Care of the Elderly and Rehab.
GP
Social
Care
Clinical leadership for the ward/team, providing
medical cover and support. Referring directly into
team.
Directly linked/named social care support, working
closely with named nurses and community matrons
Community Ward Core
Teams
North Somerset
Clinical team leader, ward clerk, community
ward sisters, GPs, therapists, generic
support workers, and social workers
7 core teams based within 4
existing localities with total
capacity of c.280 patients at any
one time
Daily reporting
on c.5 most ill
patients
Open 7am to
10pm for full
service
provision
Weekly
reporting on
c.35 patients
7 days a week
service with an
out of hours
service of
10 pm – 7am
Clear
discharge
plan agreed at
admission
Common referral process
North Somerset
Single point of access
called (protocols also
agreed with
Ambulance Service)
Person not known to
Locality Teams
Person known to
current Locality
Teams
Admission to hospital
Criteria base
assessment
completed by
professional (urgent
or routine)
Admission to
community ward and
patient pathway
commences
Initial telephone triage
Assessment
requested (urgent or
routine)
Primary/Community
Locality Teams
management)
Other support
solutions identified
No further action
required / appropriate
signposting
Discharge
North Somerset
Patient
Planning
• Discharge care/ intervention plan shared with patient
and family
• Each patient will have goal driven plan and when
achieved the patient can be discharged
• Discharge/ transfer date set on admission
• Community Ward team will be the professionals who will
plan the discharge via ‘ward round’ methodology
• Discharges can happen 7 days per week
• A Key Worker produces and signs off discharge and
Organisation agreement on future reviews
Community Ward Out of Hours service
North Somerset
Operational hours
Services
Links
• 10pm to 7am
• Urgent assessment and treatment
• Emergency assessment and referral for 999
• Diagnostics
• Planned health care interventions
• Planned sitting service
• Low level reassurance to patients with LTC (and their carers)
in their own homes.
• Carelink
• Carers Emergency Response service
Locality Teams & other local links
North Somerset
4 existing locality teams including community nurses,
matrons, social workers and linkages with primary
healthcare teams and community pharmacists
Generic services, end of life care,
wound dressings, continence, falls,
dementia, IV’s, assessment and neuro.
Linkages with
primary care
teams
60 patients
capacity (monthly
review)
Linkages with
community
pharmacy
Specialist Community Services
North Somerset
Services across 4 Localities and 7 Community Wards
Rapid Response
& Rehabilitation
Specialist
Diabetes
Nursing
Community
Occupational
Therapy
Community
Pulmonary
Community
physiotherapy
Musculoskeletal
Disabled Adult
Resource Team
Community
Hospital
inpatient beds
Podiatry
Speech &
Language
Therapy
Stroke Specialist
Nurse
Continence and
Enuresis
Tissue viability
Dietetics
Falls Prevention
Gastrointestinal
endoscopy
Access to Hospital Services &
Hospital out reach
Hot clinics/
Consultant
advice
Diagnostics
Specialist nurses/
North Somerset
Community Ward Enablers
North Somerset
 Shared protocols.
 Referral process.
 Case Management.
 Access to Equipment.
 Long Term Care Database.
 Transport into and out of A&E departments- reducing reliance on
Ambulance Services.
 Closer links with GP in A&E- RR&R nurses based alongside, timely
Communication to prevent admission.
Community Ward Enablers
North Somerset
 Close links with Out of Hours services and Ambulance services to prevent
admissions.
 7 day working for all professions.
 Capacity management methodology to move resources to where it is
required, based on the demand, to include out of hours community
provision.
 Telehealth to support those with chronic condition and prevent
deterioration.
 RiO in community service to improve communication between services –
links required to GP, acute and Social Care systems.
 Access to timely diagnostic results, allowing community clinicians to make
swift decisions for the management of the person.