The aim of the Crisis Response Team (CRT) is to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and prevent avoidable Emergency Department (ED) attendances by providing holistic multidisciplinary intervention and support in order to stabilise patients in their own home or usual residence.
We are a multi disciplinary integrated team consisting of highly skilled senior nurses, occupational therapists (OT), physiotherapists, Social Workers and support workers, in collaboration with the Mental Health Liaison Team.
We take referrals from any professional for example GP, District Nurse, Social Worker or NWAS , a CRT registered professional will triage the referral and ensure the patient is allocated to the appropriate member of the team; a nurse, OT, physiotherapist or social worker, with this initial assessment being carried out within 2 hours of the referral into the service. We will also assess patients who are in ED or CDU if our service is deemed appropriate.
To prevent a hospital admission we have access to a range of community resources and support options, our aim is to stabilise patients within 72 hours, if after these 72 hours of care on-going support is required then referrals will be made for support from the appropriate services in the neighbourhoods. |