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Holistic Assessment and Treatment for the Older Population |
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Written by Director of Operations
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| Services Provided |
The Rapid Access Centre (RAC) at Ashford Hospital is a service providing a holistic geriatrician assessment, diagnostics and treatment plan, primarily for older people in the local community.
Providing a one-stop assessment with access to diagnostics model is a key priority for the NHS by improving patient flow, avoiding inappropriate admission to secondary care and integrating primary, community and social services.
Function
The main function of the centre is to proactively diagnose and treat patients deemed to be at risk of requiring emergency admission to A&E.
The RAC will:-
- Provide specialist assessment of older people within 72 hours of a possible deterioration of a medical problem, to prevent admission into acute hospital
- Prevent/reduce multiple visits to hospital by providing a one stop medical, diagnostic workup and multidisciplinary assessment
- Reduce bottlenecks by freeing up urgent slots in outpatients clinics
- Improve patient satisfaction by keeping older people services local
- Enable older people to maximise their independence and prevent premature entry into long-term care
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| Consultant |
Speciality / Specialist Interest |
Clinic location / frequency |
| Dr Zahid DHAKAM |
General Medicine
Elderly Medicine
Hypertension
TIA (all ages)
Parkinson’s disease |
SPH
Monday fortnightly – Hypertension / TIA
ASH
Monday fortnightly – Hypertension / TIA
ASH
Wednesday weekly One Stop Rapid Assessment Clinic / TIA
SPH
Thurs – General / Geriatric Medicine |
| Dr Bhaskar MANDAL |
General Medicine
Elderly Medicine
Parkinson's disease
Rapid Access Clinic for elderly patients
TIA/Stroke Medicine
Stroke rehab at Ashford Hospital |
ASH
Mon fortnightly – General Medicine
SPH
Wed fortnightly – General Medicine
ASH
Thursday weekly – RAC / TIA / Stroke |
| Dr Raad NARI |
General Medicine
Elderly Medicine
Falls/Syncope
Stroke rehabilitation |
SPH
Monday fortnightly - TIA
Woking
Monday fortnightly - TIA
Woking
Wednesday weekly - Falls |
| Dr Radcliffe LISK |
General Medicine
Elderly Medicine
Rapid Access Clinic for elderly patients
Orthogeriatrics
Falls
Rehab at Ashford Hospital |
Walton
Wednesday - Falls
ASH
Tuesday - RAC / TIA |
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| Contact Details |
01784 884500 |
| Location |
Ground Floor, Outpatients Dept
Ashford Hospital |
| Patient Leaflets |
See the documents attached below. |
| News Articles |
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| Weblinks |
The following websites related to this specialty may be helpful:
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 August 2010 12:12 )
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Rapid Access Centre
