The Extensive Care service aims to greatly improve care for people who often need it the most by providing one comprehensive service for all of their needs in order to reduce their risk of hospitalisation.

This means all the doctors, nurses, care co-ordinators and other professionals which their needs require are in the same place, working together, to provide the necessary support to keep them well for longer and out of hospital.

The service is aimed at people aged 60 and above who have two or more long-term conditions, such as diabetes or chronic heart problems. People in this category can often find themselves seeing the doctor regularly about a number of different conditions and can feel confused, frustrated and uneasy about where to go for medical help.