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Pro Active Care

This is a case management system for looking after people at high risk of hospital admission, which allows them to stay in their own homes.

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This is a document which describes Pro Active Care to GP Practices

This is a leaflet for patients on Pro Active Care

End of Life Care

Clinicians within Nene Commissioning are leading on the transformation of End of Life care and developing a major role in commissioning these vital services.

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Introduction to End of Life care

Briefing on how the new services might work

Care Homes

Improving the provision of general medical services in care homes and supporting care homes with training and equipment has been one of our major schemes. We have also implemented a scheme for providing pharmacy advice into care homes which is improving quality of care and safety for these patients.

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Introduction to care homes schemes

Care Home Pharmacy Scheme

ScriptSwitch

ScriptSwitch is an award winning prescribing tool which assists GPs in decision making at the point of prescribing which we have been piloting with practices in Nene Commissioning.

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ScriptSwitch corporate brochure

Community Intravenous Therapy

We have a scheme of administering IV therapy in the community for patients with cellulitis. This is being reviewed to ensure we maximise the number of patients who can receive this treatment at home.

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GP and Community Matron in Hospital

Two schemes are developing where primary care staff are working in partnership with clinical teams in our acute hospitals to help direct appropriate patients to community services and so reduce the number of admissions.

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Intermediate Care

We have been involved in a partnership with NHS Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire County Council Social Services which is developing a new Intermediate Care Strategy.

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Leg Ulcer Community Service

We are reviewing leg ulcer clinics in Northampton and Daventry and aim to accommodate increased demand and initiate new clinics in Wellingborough, Kettering and Corby.

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Diabetes

We are reviewing the current services for patients with diabetes and in partnership want to develop a patient-centre community-based service.  
 
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Angina

We are part of a review of current services for patients with angina, and in partnership with other stakeholders we are investigating the possible development of a patient-centred, community-based service for patients with angina.

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Chronic Kidney Disease

Working in partnership with the National Institute of Health Research we will implement a research programme to identify and manage patients who are diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in the community.

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Access to Talking Therapies

We will continue to support Changing Minds in improving access for patients to talking therapy treatment.

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