Specialist frailty support is now at the end of a phone for healthcare professionals in Northamptonshire – making it easier to ensure people with frailty receive the care and treatment they need in the right place, first time. The new frailty phone system has been up and running at Northampton and Kettering General Hospitals during [...]
From 1 April 2021, the Falls Prevention Service previously provided by Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust (NHFT) and commissioned by Public Health at Northamptonshire County Council, is being provided directly by Public Health Northamptonshire. NHFT and Public Health have been working closely together over the last few months to ensure a smooth transition takes place [...]
Integrated Care Across Northamptonshire (iCAN) is a major new programme of transformation work being driven by NHCP. Its purpose is to deliver a refreshed focus and way to improve the quality of care and achieve the best possible health and wellbeing outcomes for older people across our county, supporting them to maintain their independence [...]
The journey to a new operating model for adult social care in Northamptonshire is well under way with successful trials already demonstrating the benefits of the new approach which puts people at the centre of the decision-making process. This transformation work has been taking place at the same time as Northamptonshire’s councils work towards [...]
Dr Kim Stuart Giving people who are experiencing frailty better health and social care is the driving ambition of a University of Northampton lecturer whose new appointment will see her champion their needs and voices. Dr Kim Stuart – a senior lecturer in occupational therapy – has started a new role as senior [...]
Northamptonshire's new Rapid Response team A new service supporting some of our county’s most vulnerable residents has launched this week – and is expected to help us avoid up to 1,500 hospital admissions each year across Northamptonshire. The Rapid Response team will change the way we respond to elderly people who fall in [...]
A new specialist team is set to launch in Northamptonshire next month providing dedicated urgent care for some of our county’s most vulnerable citizens. The Northamptonshire Rapid Response service will attend urgent calls to help frail older people who have suffered falls, as well as people living in care homes with nonlife- threatening health [...]
Vulnerable older people attending Northamptonshire’s A&Es are being helped to get the care and support they need more quickly – and avoid potentially lengthy stays in hospital beds – under a successful collaborative trial programme. NHCP’s new Frailty Assessment Team brings together specialist professionals from a range of services across the local [...]
Balmoral Place Extra Care scheme in Northampton Vacancies are now available in Northamptonshire for specialist housing which supports independent living for older people – and health and care professionals are being encouraged to refer people they think may be eligible. ‘Extra Care’ housing refers to a group of self-contained homes, often apartments, with [...]