Preparing for discharge
A member of the nursing team will help you to prepare for your discharge. You will be provided with any specific instructions regarding your treatment and any medicines that you need as part of your continued care at home.
Please make certain that no hospital clothing etc. are taken home accidentally. If you do take hospital property home by mistake, please return it to the ward as soon as possible.
If you need to attend an outpatient appointment, the ward clerk will ensure that either a request for an appointment or an actual appointment has been made before your discharge from hospital.
On leaving
After you leave hospital a letter will be sent to your GP giving information regarding your stay in hospital and advising of any recommendations for your care at home.
Our staff are here to care for you and support you whilst you are unwell.
Whilst you’re in our care, we’ll work with you on plans to send you home, so that you’re involved at every stage. Your health, safety, wellbeing and what matters to you is very important to us.
Outside support
It is really important that you tell your family and/or carers about your expected date of discharge, so that together, we can make sure that you leave hospital and return to where you live as soon as possible.The day before you are going to be discharged, it is important that you make sure that you, your relative, friend or carer have keys to be able to get into your home and that transport is arranged or requested to take you there.
If you live in a nursing or residential home, or receive assistance in your own home, we will contact your carers to let them know that you will be coming home, and we will arrange your transport home from hospital.
If you are going to need any further support when you leave the hospital, we will discuss this with you and your family/carer before you are discharged.
Any follow up support that you need can be discussed in more detail when you get home, with staff and service providers in the community. We will speak with providers in the community to arrange this. Your GP will also receive information about the care that you have received and any follow up actions and/or appointments that you need.