The Urgent Service and the Community Matron Service are for patients who are either at immediate risk of admission to hospital (they are either in their own home or A&E) or who have had admissions to hospital in the last 6 months and are at risk of further admissions.
Both the Urgent Service and Community Matron Service aims to reduce hospital admissions.
The Urgent Service – for patients immediately at risk of admission to hospital (they are either in their own home or A&E).
The Community Matron Service – for patients who have had admissions to hospital in the last 6 months and are at risk of further admissions.
The Urgent Service – these patients will be seen within 6 hours of the referral and a health and social care package will be put in place to support them to stay at home for 72 hours
The Community Matron Service – these patients will be seen by the team within 2 weeks and a management plan will be agreed with the patient, matrons will visit regularly depending on patients need but will also visit at the request of the patient family if the patient is acutely unwell.
Contact information
Meadway Health Centre
Meadway
Sale
M33 4PS
Phone: 0300 323 0303
Opening hours
Urgent Service – 8am to 12am midnight – 7 days a week
Community Matrons – 8am to 4pm – Monday to Friday
Social Media
Twitter: www.twitter.com/Trafford_CEC
Service Information
- Urgent Service – patients immediately at risk of admission to hospital (8am – 12am midnight).
- Community Matrons – patients who have had admissions to hospital in the last 6 months and risk of further admissions.
How to refer
Referrals via Trafford Single Point of Access (SPOA)
- Tel: 0300 323 0303
- Email: tspoa1@nhs.net
- Mail referrals via SPOA, Meadway Health Centre, Sale M33 4PS
General enquiries about referrals can be made to the team from professionals via 0161 413 7772.
Information last reviewed: August 2022