Community alternatives to acute hospital (CAtCH) assessment services: Design principles and implementation challenges

Sara McKelvie, Margaret Glogowska, Daniel Lasserson, Joanne Reeve, Primary Care Research Centre, University of Southampton, NIHR ARC Wessex, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Hull and York Medical School

Journal of Health Services Research & Policy

Published online on July 22, 2026

Abstract

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There is an increasing global focus on Hospital Avoidance for Older People with urgent healthcare needs. In the UK, five main service models for crisis response have been identified by the British Geriatric Society; Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), ...