Before you call your GP for a visit please consider UCR self referral Easy read poster
UCR is a team of health and social care professionals who
help to maintain people at home – preventing avoidable
hospital visits and stays – and to assist people returning home
from hospital who need extra support.
If you do make contact with a GP for one of your residents, please ensure you have resident observations available for all types of contact. Completing the obs form will assist the clinician when deciding whether a home visit is required, or whether the resident can be helped in a different way.
The Enhanced Health in Care Homes team will most likely be known to you. If you have any queries or need to contact them for non acute medical reasons please se their website for contact information southportandformbyhealth.com/our-services/enhanced-health-in-care-homes/
The ECHT is centred on the residents individual needs and follows the National Framework for Enhanced Health in Care Homes
Our practice have a joint care initiative with the homes and you can read our joint letter here
For these referrals you do not need to contact the GP you can self refer one of your residents:
Dietitian
Salt
Physio
Care homes should also self refer for OT or social services referrals. Any help /issues you have with self referrals you can contact the ECHT for advice
Care home continence referral form
Delirium quick guide
DNACPR
Decisions about DNACPR booklet
Falls
Falls team info and access to referral forms
Southport and Formby :: Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Hydrate
Hydration toolkit information
Nutrition
'MUST' calculator
Care home resources Managing Malnutrition: Care Homes: Care Homes Fact Sheet: The Pathway: Making Malnutrition Matter (malnutritionpathway.co.uk)
Dietetics referral form
Oral Health
Recommendations | Oral health for adults in care homes | Guidance | NICE
Oral health toolkit
Staff training
Personalised Care Institute – resources for training for Care Home staff:
UTI
Care home UTI guidance document