Proactive Care, the West Sussex joined up service across the NHS and social care, won the Improving out of Hospital Services for Older People Award at the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Academic Health Science Network Expo and Awards 2016.

The award went to the Coastal West Sussex Proactive Care service which consists of thirteen local teams.

Sussex Community NHS Trust is the lead provider of this service which is multi-agency and multidisciplinary.

Proactive Care supports people who have a long-term condition and/or the frail elderly. They support people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible and to avoid unnecessary admissions to hospital. By working together with GPs and a range of health and social care providers, Proactive Care identifies, plans and cares for the whole needs of each patient to provide personalised care.