A CARE home is seeing the fruits of a scheme aimed at helping patients who are admitted to hospital in an emergency.

Hollybank Care Home in Radcliffe is one of several nursing homes that have been using the Red Bags scheme, which launched in October 2018. It sees care homes fill a red bag with a resident's health details and medication as well as belongings like glasses, slippers and hearing aids.

They also include space for a change of clothes to travel home in after their hospital stay.

Maureen Cooper, Hollybank home manager, said: “It is working really well. Because all of the items are in one place, it means no time is wasted in providing quick, personalised and effective care.

"Importantly, they are able to return home without any delays with their patient passport updated relating to their admission."

Catherine Jackson, executive nurse for NHS Bury Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) added: “It’s really good to see that this scheme which grew from a very simple idea is making a genuine difference to care home residents in Bury.

"The scheme is also helping to improve communications between care home teams, the ambulance service and local hospitals.”