Tuesday 7 November 2017

NHS to open first A&E unit specially for elderly patients

NHS to open first A&E unit specially for elderly patients The NHS is to open its first A&E unit specially for elderly patients amid widespread fears they are waiting too long to be seen.

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital announced the pioneering plans to stop the frail having to endure delayed stays.

Beginning later this month, patients over the age of 80 will be sent directly to the hospital's older people's emergency department.

They will be met by a team of consultants and nurses - similar to that of a traditional A&E, as well as geriatrics who specialise in looking after the elderly.

The plans, believed to be the first in the country, have been dubbed a 'massive step forward' in slashing waiting times - which are some of the worst on record. The Daily Mail

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