The Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust has been trying something new at Abingdon Hospital. They have set up a pilot unit near ward 2 which if successful will be rolled out across the county later in the year.

The aim is to treat patients at or near home so they don’t loose their independence, and to reduce prolonged and expensive hospital admissions to the Oxford Radcliffe Hospital. The assessment unit operating from Abingdon Hospital allows specialist diagnosis in urgent cases to see whether care can continue from home, or from the community hospital, or the Oxford Radcliffe Hospital.

Find out more at urgent and specialist care closer to home.