Joining up health and social care in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

Issue being addressed: The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) Care Record is bringing together people’s separate health and care records into a structured, easy-to-read format all in one secure place. This is giving health and care professionals directly involved in an individual’s care a more complete view of the care and treatment that they are […]

Virtual wards reduce hospital admissions

The challenge Virtual wards are part of a range of initiatives to reduce unavoidable hospital admissions.  These ‘Hospital at Home’ models help reduce avoidable admissions by providing the hospital-level care at home. Th aim is to reduce pressure on the NHS and bring down waiting times by providing additional capacity through alternatives to hospital admission. […]