News from NHS Lanarkshire informs us that the Integrated Community Support Team (ICST), made up of staff from NHS Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire Council, has won a glittering UK award which was presented to them at the Patient Experience Network (PEN) National Awards in Birmingham on Wednesday.
The Integrated Community Support Team aims to prevent the elderly being subjected to unnecessary hospital or care home admissions and has been successful in nine out of ten cases. They operate in East Kilbride and Strathaven.
http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk/news/news/Pages/powerofpartner.aspx
So NHS Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire Council have won a glittering award for keeping elderly people out of hospital or care homes.
No curative treatments for this group then ! So what actually happens to them ? Perhaps the next post gives us a clue ..
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