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Many patients discharged from hospitals in England in the past six months under new arrangements to free up beds did not get the follow-up support they needed, concludes a report from HealthWatch, which represents patients’ interests in England 1 Sometimes basic checks such as whether people needed transport to get home were missed, says the report The “Discharge to assess” model aimed to help people leave hospital more quickly by having their ongoing care needs assessed in their own home or care home 2 Some patients thought that their discharge from hospital was rushed, with a fifth (19%) feeling that they were not prepared Tash Masud, president of the British Geriatrics Society, commented, “A positive experience of being discharged from hospital can make all the difference for an older person living with frailty or other long term conditions
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