Who we are
As a Community Urgent Care team, we are focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of the diverse population of the communities we serve. We are passionate about supporting our patients and endeavor to enable them to remain at home when they are having a crisis, both of a clinical or social nature. Our admission avoidance service is nurse led with a team of highly skilled nurses and Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP’s) with medical Consultant cover five days a week. This gives us access to a wide range of interventions and treatments such as requesting blood tests, x-rays and ultrasounds. We have nurse prescribers available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. By understanding the needs of our communities, we can use our clinical expertise to significantly contribute to the development of pathways that continually improve the quality of care.
There are three teams that sit within Community Urgent Care: