The NHS Long Term Plan recommends that ‘care will increasingly be delivered in people’s homes or somewhere convenient, freeing up space in hospitals for those who need it’. A new purchasing framework created by NHS Shared Business Services is making it easier and...

We understand that winter bed pressure is now an all year-round concern and that many organisations are seeking alternatives to adding escalation beds or cancelling electives. Early Supported Discharge and Admission Avoidance are two practical ways of...

A pioneering way to help patients return home from hospital more promptly is already proving popular with nurses, doctors and patients at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Clinicians and managers at St Mary’s Hospital...

Nursing can be a challenging job, but with the right work environment and the opportunity to provide great care to patients, we believe we have got the right balance. Providing clinical care at home means that HomeLink Healthcare nurses, therapists and health care...

A new service developed in partnership by Norwich and Norfolk Hospitals University NHS Trust and HomeLink Healthcare is freeing up hospital beds at the busiest time of the year.

Care at home will help relieve winter bed shortage

He was advised by his medical team that treatment for this condition would involve a long-term stay in the hospital where he would receive antibiotics, twice a day. Bill found the suggestion of a lengthy hospital stay extremely frustrating and impractical,...

She had recently been discharged from hospital and wished to spend her last days in the comfort of her own home. Following her discharge from the hospital, her health and symptoms, unfortunately, got worse. Due to her health deteriorating Kathy contacted...