Find out how we are helping to get people home from hospital as part of the Local Account Summary.
We are committed to helping people to live independently, and to receive any care and support in their home whenever possible. We believe your own bed is the best bed and when people are ready to leave hospital, we will ensure they have access to the health and care support they need to be cared for and recover at home. We’ll start planning to get them home from hospital as soon as they’re admitted and get them home when they have no clinical reason to be there, and support them to ensure they avoid being readmitted to hospital or a care home unless it’s absolutely necessary.
We work as one joined-up health and care system, and work in partnership with GPs, pharmacists, community nurses, physiotherapists and other people involved in arranging and providing care to ensure everyone knows who is involved with the person’s care.
The average age of people using this service is 83. The deeper integration of these services has helped reduce the length of time people stay in hospital, and the roll out of our discharge to assess at home pathway has helped us to care for people at home.