The rapid response therapy team is helping to ease hospital pressures by taking specialist care directly into patients’ homes.
Community occupational therapists, physiotherapists and therapy assistants provide a rapid response service across Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland from 8am to 8pm seven days a week.
Referrals can be made by GPs, accident and emergency, urgent treatment centres and hospital wards.
When an alert comes in the team must see the patient within two hours where possible.