Health services

Description

Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group sought to commission a primary care out of hours service. This will enhance the health and well-being of the residents of Barnsley, help decrease health inequalities, and help avoid unnecessary hospital activity. Aims of service — Provide clinical consultations and medical care via a variety of methods, to meet the health needs of patients that cannot be safely deferred to the in-hours period. — Integrate efficiently and effectively with other services in Barnsley in order to provide a seamless, efficient and caring service which works as part of a greater primary care system. — Provide high quality, prompt, safe, sustainable and integrated care to the Barnsley population out of general practice hours from the first point of contact onwards. — Improving out of hospital services so that we deliver more care closer to home and reducing hospital attendances and admissions. — The service will afford patients a clinically safe, medically led service. To provide a Primary Care Out of Hours service to the patient population of Barnsley.