Wiltshire Council to commission £1.95m hospital discharge service

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 15 Nov, 06:01 · Archive

Wiltshire Council is to commission a new Home from Hospital service worth up to £1.95 million to help vulnerable patients return home safely after hospital stays.

Wiltshire Council's Cabinet will consider commissioning a new county-wide Home from Hospital service from July 2027. The service, worth up to £390,000 annually for three years with an option to extend for two further years, will bring the total contract value to £1.95 million. It will be jointly commissioned with the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board.

The service provides short-term practical and emotional support to vulnerable adults who are medically fit to leave hospital but face non-clinical barriers to returning home. Support can last for up to four weeks and is designed to help avoid delayed discharges and unnecessary readmissions. It will cover patients discharged from the Royal United Hospital in Bath, Great Western Hospital in Swindon, Salisbury District Hospital, and community hospitals in Chippenham, Savernake and Warminster.

The current service handles between 47 and 87 referrals a month, equivalent to approximately 700 people a year. However, its use has been inconsistent across Wiltshire, with activity concentrated most heavily around the Royal United Hospital in Bath and lower awareness and usage around Salisbury, Great Western and community hospitals.

How it is being reported

• Patients set to find it easier to get home after staying at hospitalA £1.95 million service aimed at getting vulnerable patients safely home from hospital is set to be commissioned as Wiltshire Council extends its wider care-home arrangements.Gazette & Herald · 15 Nov, 05:05
• Patients set to find it easier to get home after staying at hospitalA £1.95 million service aimed at getting vulnerable patients safely home from hospital is set to be commissioned as Wiltshire Council extends its wider care-home arrangements.Wiltshire Times · 15 Nov, 05:05
• Patients set to find it easier to get home after staying at hospitalA £1.95 million service aimed at getting vulnerable patients safely home from hospital is set to be commissioned as Wiltshire Council extends its wider care-home arrangements.Swindon Advertiser · 15 Nov, 05:05

In this story: Wiltshire Council · Royal United Hospital · Great Western Hospital · Salisbury District Hospital · Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board · Wiltshire

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