Service changes
Since March 2020 we have made some changes to how we provide community health services in south east Essex. This is in line with national guidance to prioritise particular services while the NHS responds to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The status of each of our south east Essex community health services as of July 2020 is listed below. This will be reviewed and updated regularly.
| Key | |||
| Increased services to enable and support people to be discharged from hospital and cared for at home. Face to Face service delivered where no other option is possible. Patient and carer education in place to support capacity. Care plans reviewed for essential care. Virtual support via telephone and digital consultations. Escalation Routes established and access to volunteers established Essex Welfare Service. New referrals are being accepted subject to meeting service criteria. | |||
| Patients risk assessed in line with individual clinical need/dependency and prioritised accordingly. Face to face contacts minimised – virtual consultations carried out where possible. Keeping in touch plans in place for appropriate patients. Escalation routes communicated clearly. Welfare reviews and volunteer support made available. New referrals are being accepted subject to meeting service criteria. | |||
| Patients waiting are being periodically reviewed and advised that the service is currently unable to offer further support at this time. Referrals are currently not being accepted as unknown when service will be able to restart. | |||
| Service | Status |
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| Adult Continence Advisory Service | Limited | ||
| Adult Diabetes | Normal | ||
| Adult Speech & Language Therapy | Limited | ||
| Care Coordination | Limited | ||
| Care Home Education | Full/increased service | ||
| Collaborative Care | Full/increased service | ||
| Community OT | Full/increased service | ||
| Complex Intervention Service | Full/increased service | ||
| Cumberlege Intermediate Care Centre (CICC) | Currently being delivered from Brentwood Community Hospital | ||
| Essex Sexual Health Services | Limited | ||
| Family Nurse Partnership | Full/increased service | ||
| Heart Failure | Limited | ||
| Home Oxygen and Spirometry | Limited | ||
| Immunisation Essex | Suspended | ||
| Integrated Discharge Team | Full/increased service | ||
| Integrated Teams – Community Nursing – Adults | Full/increased service | ||
| Mountnessing Court (MNC) | Currently being delivered from Brentwood Community Hospital | ||
| Paediatric Asthma and Allergy | Full/increased service | ||
| Paediatric Community Nursing | Full/increased service | ||
| Paediatric Continence | Limited | ||
| Paediatric Diabetes Service | Limited | ||
| Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy | Limited | ||
| Palliative Care | Full/increased service | ||
| Podiatric Day Surgery x 4 | Suspended | ||
| Podiatry Service | Normal for high risk | ||
| Respiratory | Limited | ||
| Sepsis | Full/increased service | ||
| Single Point of Access | Full/increased service | ||
| Specialist Paediatric Roles | Normal | ||
| Specialist School Nursing | Limited | ||
| Stroke | Limited | ||
| Stroke – Early Supported Discharge Service | Normal | ||
| SWIFT | Full/increased service | ||
| TB | Limited | ||
| Wheelchair service | Limited | ||
| Wound Care (Leg Ulcer & TV) | Full/increased service | ||