Avoiding Hospital Admission/Transition from Hospital Scheme - Invitation to Provider Event

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**This is an invitation to a provider event on behalf of NHS Southport & Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG** Reaching Crossens in the north to Bootle in the south, Sefton is surrounded by Lancashire to the north and east, Liverpool to the south and the Irish sea to the west. Sefton as a whole has a population IRO 280,000. There are pockets of both severe deprivation and extreme wealth and earnings are 14% below the weekly national average. 52% of the population are female and 1 in 5 of the total population is 65 and over. Three in every 100 residents are from a BME background and it is estimated that the total population will increase by 2.2% by 2037. 1 in 4 Sefton residents have their day to day activities limited by having a long term condition. Sefton’s health care is commissioned by Southport and Formby CCG and South Sefton CCG with Sefton MBC providing social care for the whole area. The aim of this scheme is to provide co-ordinated care for patients via integrated services and responsiveness to patients’ needs, while ensuring the best possible use of resources, avoiding fragmentation of services and reducing the complexity of the patient journey. The scheme will particularly support elderly frail patients, with long term conditions, to optimise self-care based in the community or home setting, while preventing unnecessary and unplanned admission to hospital and care to support transition from hospital. This contract will be an initial 3-year contract with the option to extend for a further 1 x 2-year period. A provider event relating to this contract will be held on Wednesday 5th August 2015 from 9am to 12pm at Bootle Cricket Club, Wadham Rd, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 2DD. Parking is available on site. Please note there will be a maximum number of 2 delegates per organisation.