OOH LUCS referrals to Lothian Hospital at Home Teams
Secondary level acute medical care for people who would otherwise require admission.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, East Lothian – Out of Hours
Referrals accepted: Mon-Sun 8pm – 8am
West Lothian – Out of Hours
Referrals accepted: Mon – Fri 8pm – 8am
Weekends 6pm – 8am
Overnight: Total 3 patients can be placed on workbench for review next morning, for each locality.
Contact and referral details – ALL LOCALITIES
Flow Navigation Centre: 03000 134 000 (option 1 then option 4)
Referral criteria
- Resident within any NHS Lothian locality
- Patient, family and referrer should be willing for treatment at home
- > 65’s with frailty (including delirium and dementia), comorbidity (decompensation of long-term conditions) and those with complex or palliative needs who would otherwise need admission to hospital
- < 65 with acute decompensation of long-term conditions and/or complex needs including physical and/or learning disability and neurodegenerative conditions
- Hospital at Home will assess safety at home and liaise with therapy and social care input as indicated.
Exclusion criteria:
- Cardiac chest pain
- Acute stroke
- Acute Asthma
- Suspected DVT/PE
- Trauma including suspected fracture(s)
- Acute surgical emergencies
- New oxygen requirement >4L
Please ensure Adastra referral is selected with appropriate H@H team, and “referred to H@H” selected in outcome.
J.B & J.J – 30-3-26
