Diagnostics, Assessment and Access to Rehabilitation and Treatment (DAART) offers patients an assessment and diagnostic service including assessment by a GP with special interest in older people. The assesssment will be completed by a multidisciplinary team - this is a team made up of different healthcare professionals.
Our services
The Shropshire-wide DAART teams offer the following services:
- Blood transfusions
- SourceNormalIntravenous (IV) drug administration
- Management of deep vein thrombosis
- Multidisciplinary and medical assessment
The people we see
The service is provided to adults (over 18s) living in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin or other areas served by Shropshire Community Health Trust, including some areas of mid-Wales.
New patients
New patients are referred into the DAART service by other health or social care professionals, such as GPs or community nurses.
Existing patients
Once you have been referred into the DAART service, you will be provided with a care plan, which may include referral onto other services provided by the NHS.
Services we do not offer
The service does not provide long term, routine or planned care.
What to bring with you
Please bring any medications that you are taking to your DAART assessment as this will help the assessment team in developing your care plan.
Frequently asked questions
- Will you deliver services to a patient over the long term?
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As the DAART service is a service aimed at keeping poorly people out of hospital, by providing them with care and support quickly, the service does not provide long term, routine or planned care.
Where are we?
- Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Mytton Oak Road
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY3 8XQ
Patients can make their own way into the clinic or hospital transport can be arranged, if necessary.
Contact us
Contact us
Shrewsbury DAART service:
The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Mytton Oak Road
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY3 8QX
Tel: 01743 261095
Bridgnorth DAART service: CURRENTLY CLOSED
Bridgnorth Hospital
Northgate
Bridgnorth
WV16 4EU
Tel: 01746 711032
Oswestry DAART service:
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital
Oswestry
Shropshire
SY10 7AG
Tel: 01691 404487
Who are we?
Diagnostics, Assessment and Access to Rehabilitation and Treatment (DAART) offers patients an assessment and diagnostic service including assessment by a GP with special interest in older people. The assesssment will be completed by a multidisciplinary team - this is a team made up of different healthcare professionals.
DAART will provide access to multidisciplinary assessment, diagnostic tests and clinical treatments with the aim of keeping a poorly patient out of hospital where appropriate, allowing care to be given closer to their home or in a community setting.