Home First - (previously Early Intervention Service)

 

EIS service has been expanded to include both community referrals ('step ups' in care, similar to the old EIS service) along with facilitating discharges from hospital ('step downs' in care) and rebranded 'Home First'. Further information on this service is available here.

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A hospital and community spanning network of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nurses, domiciliary care, night sitters, onward and social care, with access to ring-fenced community beds.

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GP referrals can be made directly to the D2A locality teams via the numbers below:

Carrick Home First: 01326 430077

East Home First: 01579 373572

Kerrier Home First (South): 01326 430212

Kerrier Home First (North): 01209 318102

North Home First: 01208 834500

Penwith Home First: 01736 758524

Restormal Home First: 01726 67291

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..or directly to the social services access team via

Tel 0300 1234131 (option 3) or

Email accessteam.referral@cornwall.gov.uk or

Fax 01872 326613

The Access team aim to respond within 10 days to emails/faxes, this tends to be for personal cares and dressing (food preparation only is not covered).

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