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Annual Report and Accounts - The Great Western Hospital

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3.27 Development of services with others<br />

<strong>The</strong> Trust is in the process of reviewing community <strong>and</strong> acute pathways between <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Western</strong><br />

<strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>and</strong> its boarder counties. <strong>The</strong> aim is to establish a single process of referral between<br />

acute <strong>and</strong> community to ensure that patients are in the right place, at the right time, with the right<br />

skills to meet their needs. This includes proactive planning of care from the point of admission <strong>and</strong><br />

the development of pathways between community services <strong>and</strong> the front door (Emergency<br />

Department, Ambulatory Care <strong>and</strong> Linnet Assessment Medical Unit). This will enable patients to be<br />

returned directly home when feasible.<br />

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