Roving Admission Avoidance Car

1. East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust Roving Admission Avoidance Car Type sub heading here and author name Date

2. RAAC • The role of RAAC is designed to complement existing clinical teams. • The RAAC clinicians should ultimately be in a position to make autonomous clinical. decisions within their scope of practice • The RAAC works across all traditional boundaries of emergency care. • The RAAC role should aim to have an • impact on the pathway and through out • the patient journey. • Reduce A&E attendance’s by treating • patients at the scene • Reduce waiting times in A&E and acute • care as only those patients needing • treatment in this environment would • attend hospital East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust Type sub heading here and author name if required Date

3. RAAC • RAAC operates 0700-0100 Sun-Thurs • 0700-0300 Fri-Sat • East Suffolk catchment area • Contactable: 07740256051 • ‘See & Treat’ service • Aim to see patients within 2 hours • Skilled in primary care • PGD’s allow to administer a range of • primary care drugs & TTA’s • ‘Right treatment, right place at the right time’ • Respond to R1 calls (life threatening) • Reduce number of ambulance conveyances • Reduce front door activity at hospital • Support frontline staff with decision making • Work alongside APS East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust Date