A long way from Frome: improving connections between patients, local services and communities to reduce emergency admissions.

Background: Low socio-economic status can lead to poor patient outcomes, exacerbated by lack of integration between health and social care and there is a demand for developing new models of working.

Aim: To improve connections between patients, local services and their communities to reduce unscheduled admissions.

Design And Setting: A primary care cluster with areas of high deprivation, consisting of 11 general practices serving over 74,000 people.