Proactive prevention in action EMERGING EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT PROACTIVE PREVENTION CAN HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON IMPROVING OUTCOMES WHILST REDUCING COSTS
There are already several powerful examples across the adult social care sector of a preventative approach being used to improve outcomes and reduce costs, including the following:
Prevention-focussed integrated neighbourhood teams in Birmingham
AI-enabled targeting to prevent falls in Norfolk
Avoiding admissions through community integration in Essex
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77% reduction in social care package starts 32% reduction in GP attendances 26% reduction in inpatient starts
Those who received an intervention showed a reduction vs. control of £700 per month spend on formal care • Recorded fractures reduced from 4.2% to 0.5% for those supported • Projected saving of £4-8m pa.
2,200 people per year better supported to a more independent long-term outcome • 87% more people benefiting from the Urgent Community Response Team to avoid hospital admission • 20% reduction in placements to bedded settings post-discharge from acute.
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28% reduction in bed days
15% reduction in A&E attendances
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