Social prescribing to support REACT services across Ipswich and East Suffolk

In Ipswich and east Suffolk locally, we have a 2 hour Urgent Community Response (UCR) team known as REACT - Reactive Emergency Assessment Community Team. REACT is a multi-agency team (health, social care and VCS) to reduce avoidable Emergency Department (ED) attendances /admissions by providing short term support for adults (18 years +) in crisis situations. Urgent assessment can be arranged within 2 hours and REACT can access an Interface Geriatrician via the Frailty Assessment Base (FAB) and step up to community...