If you’re staying in hospital, our priority is to help you get better and support you to leave when the time is right. We know that people recover and rehabilitate better at home and, at this time of year in particular, it is important for people to be at home in comfortable surroundings with family and loved ones.
If you have a family member, a friend, or a neighbour in hospital, you can help their discharge from hospital by staying in contact with the ward they are on, supporting with any necessary arrangements for discharge and understanding ongoing medication needs.
Small things like popping some milk and food in their fridge, turning on the heating in their home and checking for trip/fall hazards like trailing cables and rugs can make a big difference too.
For more information please read our discharge information for Patients and Carers.
