Services
The Clinical Intervention Team is a community-based team that runs the OPAT service, The team also assesses and treats patients with cellulitis. We see our patients in clinic at Walsall Palliative Care Centre in Goscote and provide community visits for clinically housebound patients. We look after patients aged from 18 and our aim is to prevent hospital admission and expediate hospital discharge.
The team is based at Walsall Palliative Care Centre, Goscote Lane, WS3 1SJ.
We accept referrals (via email/telephone) from GPs, Walsall Manor Hospital and other neighbouring Trusts, District Nurses, case managers, the Front Door Service and Urgent Treatment Centre. We do not accept patient self-referrals
A referral and signed directive are needed for patients receiving antibiotics and IV iron infusions.
Telephone: 01922 604920, Option 3, Monday to Friday, 8am-6.30pm. Last referral time is 5pm.
On Saturdays and Sundays, the service can be contacted between 8am and 4pm with the last referral time at 3pm.
