Elderly
In House
 | Eccleshill hospital admission? - talk to Gill and Ash first |
| Ashcroft NH patient? - talk to Ram first |
| Falls Prevention Programme - talk to District Nurses (click here for falls protocol) |
| Continence Problems? - talk to District Nurses |
| Needing Admission? - consider Eccleshill (talk to Gill or Ashraf first), liaise with CIT, discuss complex cases with Pat Hartley (07903 828 802) |
GPwSI
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Specialised Outreach Clinics/Beds
| Name | Location | Tel | Referral Criteria | How to refer |
| Rapid Access Clinic for deteriorating complex patients |
St Lukes Dr Tucker |
►complex poorly patients ►deteriorating patients ►consider talking to DNs first before referral |
●letter | |
| Shipley Clinic for deteriorating complex patients |
Shipley Dr Chu |
►like rapid access clinic but this clinic provides a multidisciplinary assessment |
●always refer through DNs ●referral form |
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| 7 bedded acute stroke unit |
BRI Lead: Dr. Sara Humphrey |
●currently taking admissions from EMU, MAU and A&E | ||
| TIA Stroke Clinic |
St Lukes Dr. Patterson & Prof Young |
►TIA, minor strokes |
●Referral Form ●will try and see within 1 week |
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| Continence Clinic |
Eccleshill Hospital (multidisciplinary input, they do residual urines etc) |
►when a dilemma exists between stress and urge incontinence ►not for little old ladies in all nursing homes
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●referral form ●FAO Elaine Hamblin
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Thinking of Admission?
| Name | Location | Tel | Referral Criteria | How to refer |
| Telephone service for advice/admission | Elderly Medical Unit | 01274 383 203 |
►to be used for admissions and advise only ►consultant available every morning including weekends |
●phone |
Consultants
| Name | Location | Tel | Special Interests | How to refer |
| Prof Young | strokes | |||
| Dr Tucker | ||||
| Dr Brown | gastroenterology | |||
| Dr White | ||||
| Dr Smith | ||||
| Dr Pushpangadan | ||||
| Dr Brierley | ||||
| Dr Terry | ||||
| Dr Bhatnagar | elderly psychiatry | ●please specifically state if you require a domicillary or clinic appt | ||
| Dr Patterson |