Abstract

The changes to practice implemented with the RACE Unit were as follows: • The Unit is a dedicated Elderly Medicine Acute Admissions ward. • Daily Consultant-led “triage” ward round. • Referrals to the Unit are taken by a Consultant in the mornings, and a Registrar in the afternoons. • Daily MDT meeting, involving medical and nursing staff, therapists, a pharmacist, and Social Services. • Integration with community services & Intermediate care. • Specialist nursing staff, with interest in Geriatric nursing. • Daily ambulatory RACE Clinic.

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