Supporting people's choices on discharge from hospital
Overview
People are sometimes spending long periods of time in hospital making decisions about their care, despite being ready to depart. It is important to reduce the time people spend in a hospital bed, in order to prevent people’s physical ability and independence declining and of them catching a hospital acquired infection. Obviously, hospital beds are under a lot of demand from busy units, particularly Accident & Emergency, and so it is important that they are being used by people who require more complex care.
Why your views matter
We are keen to hear about your experience of being transferred from hospital to a care home, or back home with a care package (a care package might be a carer visiting your home or a live-in carer). Your feedback will be used to develop a guide to improve how health and social care staff provide support to patients and families in making their choices to return home with care in place, or to a care home.
Audiences
- Care-givers
- Patients
- Service users
Interests
- Integrated care
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