New initiative will ensure people returning home from the hospital are assessed within 72 hours
An Oxfordshire-wide initiative, which is helping people to return home from hospital more quickly, has delivered significant improvements for Oxfordshire patients since it was launched in…
NHS expands virtual wards to enable children to receive hospital-level care at home
After successfully treating more than 6,400 children over the last year, the NHS hospital at home service will expand to cover children in every region…
Scottish Government invests a further £3.6m to the Hospital at Home project
The Scottish Government has announced that a further £ million has been allocated to the Hospital at Home project to provide a safe, patient-centred alternative…
Homeowners invited to take part in short-term care initiative to help free up hospital beds
Centre for Ageing Better Images - Pictures Peter Kindersley House owners in Stockport, Greater Manchester, are being invited to open their doors and offer short-term…
TEC provider’s rapid response team helps to prevent over 11,000 unnecessary hospital admissions
A technology-enabled care (TEC) provider’s rapid response team is helping to prevent unnecessary ambulance callouts and hospital admissions by attending non-medical emergencies and supporting people…
DHSC reveals £588m fund to support timely hospital discharges by covering costs of care at home
People needing additional follow-on care after being discharged from hospital – including older people and those with disabilities – will be supported by a new…
How effective service management has transformed telecare response
Isobel Penman, Reablement Hub Coordinator at South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (CAH), discusses how Tunstall’s PNC7 Service Manager has streamlined its processes, enabled…