The Adult Cardiorespiratory Enhanced and Responsive Service offers two main services: Respiratory and Heart Failure.

 

Respiratory

ACERS Respiratory Service is a 7 day service, based at Homerton University Hospital and St Leonards Hospital that provides care and support to anyone living in City and Hackney with a diagnosed chronic lung disease.   ACERS Respiratory is a multidisciplinary Team consisting of Nurses, Physiotherapists, Psychologists and Support workers, who provide the following services:
 

Hospital at home, which includes:

• Admission avoidance
• Early Support discharged
• Remote monitoring and management of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 - for patients with confirmed respiratory diagnosis

Cardiorespiratory Rehabilitation

• Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Integrated breathlessness rehabilitation – for people with Respiratory & chronic Heart failure

Respiratory Case Management

• Optimisation of disease management and medication

• Disease education and self-management plans
• Coordinate My Care plans development and support

Home Oxygen Service Review and Assessment

• For anyone requiring oxygen therapy irrespective of primary diagnosis
• Long Term Oxygen Therapy
• Ambulatory Oxygen Therapy
• Palliative Oxygen Therapy

Outpatient Respiratory Physiotherapy

• Provision of airway clearance programmes and review for patients with Bronchiectasis – including trial of hypertonic saline and devices to help maximise chest clearance
• Assessment and management of Dysfunctional Breathing Patterns
• Assessment and management of Chronic Cough

Clinical Psychology (internal referrals only)

• Assessment and management of anxiety related breathlessness
• Management and supporting the adjustment related to a chronic respiratory disease
• Management and support of Respiratory Frequent Attenders

 

Heart Failure

• Provides care in the Community to optimise medications, monitor symptoms and reduce the risk of a hospital admission
• Provide Specialist Nursing input if patients are admission to hospital, throughout their admission
• Facilitate the discharge process and act as the liaison between secondary and primary care
• Cardiac rehabilitation—part of treatment for patients with coronary heart disease and helps patients to manage self-manage their condition.
• They have clinics across city and hackney and also do home visits.
• The team are able to provide education as requested.
• 5 day service Mon-Fri 8-6pm.

 

 

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusions

See the Homerton website for inclusion critera.

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How to refer

The following clinicians can refer to this service: GPs

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Locations

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