Discharge Letter
Upon admission to the Ward, you will receive a discharge letter. Kindly inform a staff member if you haven't received one or if it has been misplaced. Please see a copy of the letter below:
Supporting patients’ choices to avoid long hospital stays
This leaflet provides a summary of what this means for you
We want to give you the support that you need to get home as quickly as possible. Following a hospital admission, most people are able to return home. Sometimes this can be with a care package of services, aids or adaptations made to their home. However, some people are unable to return home. They need the added support which is only available in a care home. Once people no longer need hospital care, it is best to get home or to another community setting as quickly as possible because: • Nobody wants to stay in hospital any longer than is necessary; • Being at home or in a community setting (such as a care home) is the best place to continue recovery once an illness requiring hospital care is over; • Once people are aged 80 years and over, 10 days spent in a hospital bed equates to 10 years of muscle wasting; • Being in hospital can sometimes expose patients to infections; • Severely ill patients may be unable to access services, if hospital beds are occupied with patients who no longer need them.
What can you expect as a patient? 1. A named person to coordinate your discharge
You should be provided with a named person (can be described as a ‘discharge coordinator’) who will support you throughout your time at hospital and make sure that things happen when they are supposed to.
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