PATCH stands for Providing Assessment & Treatment for Children at Home and they recently won the Special award at our Staff Awards 2022.
They won this award because of all work hard they put in to run the service and to make developments for ongoing improvement. They have expanded their service to incorporate community integration with primary care.
The PATCH Team provide assessment and treatment for children at home.
PATCH nurses do this by working closely with the hospital medical team to enable acutely ill children to be cared for in the comfort of their home whilst they recover which means shorter stays in A&E and earlier discharge home from the ward so less time spent in hospital.
PATCH will continue to monitor and care for these children at home by supporting and empowering parents to help in their care whilst their child recovers before discharging them back to GP care.
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