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Part 211. Ward transfers and dischargearrangementsDuring your stay in hospital it may be necessary to move you todifferent wards within the hospital or to other NHS care providers toensure that you receive ongoing assessment and appropriatetreatment for your needs.It is important to start planning your discharge arrangements asearly as possible, as you start to recover the team will discuss goinghome and the arrangements that might need to take place once youare ready to be discharged.As part of planning your discharge the team will carry out anassessment of your needs. This involves looking at what is best foryou. The team is made up of doctors, nurses, physiotherapists,occupational therapists and social workers, who will discuss yourneeds and the options with you and, with your permission, willinvolve close relations or friends who support you at home.The assessment will consider which one of the following isbest for you.1. Discharge to your home2. Discharge home with support such as a care package by SocialServices3. Going home but with a course of rehabilitation/intermediate care(a place where you can go for a short time) before you go home4. Rehabilitation (ongoing care) in another hospital or in a suitableresidential home5. Discharge to a nursing/residential home.Information
Part 2InformationThere are lots of people available to help with your dischargepreparations and wherever possible they will assist you to returnhome.If it is agreed that you will need a 24 hour care environment ondischarge, in the short or longer term, Social Services will help youto arrange this.Due to the demand for hospital beds we may need you to move to atemporary care placement if agreed options for your future care arenot available when you are no longer in need of hospital care. Pleasebe aware that you should accept the temporary placement as youcannot continue to occupy a bed in this hospital once you are readyfor discharge and a suitable place has been offered.your bedbooklet
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