Local patient describes care by First Community as “brilliant”
Carolyn Conquest from Oxted was referred to First Community after suffering a fall on holiday last year which left her hospitalised for over three months.
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First Community appoints new Chief Executive Officer
First Community have appointed Sarah Tomkins to be their new Chief Executive Officer. Sarah (pictured) is currently employed by CSH Surrey where she has been working as the Director of Adult Services.
Positive endorsement by the Care Quality Commission for services provided by First Community Health and Care
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated community services provided by First Community Health and Care as ‘good’ across each of its five domains: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-Led, with an overall outstanding rating for their Community Urgent Care Service.
First Community rated ‘Good’ with some outstanding services in latest CQC Report
Today the Care Quality Commission (CQC) published its report following an unannounced inspection in March and April 2022.
The CQCs overall rating for community health services provided by First Community was ‘Good’ across each of the five CQC domains; Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-Led with an overall outstanding rating for their Community Urgent Care Service.
Join the First Community Network to have your say on the way community health services are provided and developed
The First Community Network enables members of the public to have an input into the way community health services are developed and gives people a choice of how they would like to be involved.
To achieve its aim of delivering community-based healthcare that suits the needs of its patients, First Community wants to listen to the voices, views, and opinions of those in the community it serves.
First Community seeking to recruit a Patient Safety Partner
First Community’s Patient Safety Partner role is open to members of the public to work as an advisor to help us deliver safe healthcare across the organisation.
This innovative position which stems from a growing body of work both nationally and within First Community, focusses on involving patients across all levels of healthcare with particular focus on improving safety.
First Community and Mole Valley Life work together to install assistive technology in homes to help keep east Surrey residents safe
Working collaboratively with Mole Valley Life, First Community’s Responsive Services have supported the installation of emergency lifeline alarms and key safe boxes for east Surrey residents.
Since the pilot project launched in March 2022, Mole Valley Life, who are operated by Mole Valley District Council, have provided First Community with emergency kits to use with their patients.
Extreme weather: Look after others, stay hydrated and stay in the shade
The Met Office have issued the first ever Red Level 4 – Extreme Heat Health Alert valid from 00:00 on Monday 18 July and 00:00 on Wednesday 20 July in parts of England.
Fantastic start for First Community's Urgent Community Response Service
In December 2021, First Community launched a new Urgent Community Response (UCR) service which aims to provide a two-hour response to patients to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
Patients are referred to the service from community healthcare professionals, paramedics, NHS 111 and GPs for conditions such as reduced mobility, confusion or after experiencing a fall.
Covid-19 hasn’t gone away and in recent weeks there has been an increase in infections
It’s been a number of months since the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, and we are all enjoying some normality after a challenging two years which impacted all corners of life. As we now look forward to life without restrictions and head into the social summer holiday period, we must keep in mind that the virus has not gone away.