Leaving Hospital

Support from discharge

In order to provide you with a safe and swift discharge from hospital, your healthcare team may refer you to the Hospital Social Worker team. The Hospital Social Worker team will complete an assessment based on your needs. The team will then provide you with information, advice and support on the best actions to meet your needs.

If you feel that you require support when leaving hospital, you can also request an assessment. You can do this by making a request to your healthcare team who will make a referral on your behalf.

If you are expecting to find your daily routines difficult at the early stages of your recovery then considering things like what equipment you are able to buy could be the way to make your recovery easier when you return home.

Go to the equipment and adaptations page

Helping your Recovery

In order to help with your recovery there is a range of support available to you to help you get back to living your life.

If you have additional care and support needs following your stay in hospital, then the Active Recovery team will assess your needs.

They will then organise a care and support package for you prior to you returning home in order ensure you can recover safely.

British Red Cross Hull Assisted Discharge Service

The British Red Cross provides time-limited support to
people after a personal crisis or illness, giving you the
confidence and independence to continue with daily life.

Assisted discharge service
Our skilled and experienced team can provide you with practical and
emotional support on the day of your discharge from hospital.
The Assisted Discharge service aims to:

Facilitate prompt and safe discharges
Provide escorts from hospital
Offer practical and emotional support

What we can help with
Our team can provide emotional and practical support to help
facilitate prompt and safe discharges.
Tasks might include:

Escorting home
Settling in at home after discharge
Offering conversation and support
Essential shopping
Collecting prescriptions or doctors’ letters
Support in finding and accessing other services

Unfortunately we cannot:

Perform any personal care
Give medication or change dressings
Be a substitute for any statutory service
Offer long-term befriending services

How to access the service
Members of the nursing staff, occupational therapist, doctor
or the discharge coordinator on your ward can make a referral
to the assisted discharge service.

If you live in Hull, there is a service that can support your discharge from hospital, free for up to six weeks, depending on the nature and complexity of your recovery.

Hull Churches Home from Hospital (HCHfH) has been helping people since 1994. It was set up in order to help people to manage in their own homes following discharge from hospital. Their purpose is to help you get back on your feet and to feel confident enough to resume your usual activities.

Visit the Hull Churches Home from Hospital website here (Opens in a new window)

Alternatively you can contact them by telephone on 01482 447 673

During your recovery, you may want to start looking at things to do within the community. If this is the case, you can make an appointment with Connect Well Hull.

Connect Well Hull can help you access support and guidance on a range of issues. It provides links to community groups, services and activities that could help you make positive changes or just improve how you feel.

It can be particularly good to do these things to avoid feeling lonely and isolated during your recovery. They will take into account any support needs you may have and signpost you to services that can adapt to those needs.

Connect Well Hull is a friendly, free and confidential service run by Citizen’s Advice Hull and East Riding. If you are aged 16 or over and live in Hull, or are registered with a Hull GP, you can make an appointment with Wellbeing Co-ordinator or Welfare Adviser.

To find out more, visit the Connect Well website here (Opens in a new window)

Alternatively, you can contact them via –

email: enquiries@connectwellhull.org.uk (Opens in a new window)
telephone: 01482 217 670

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Last updated: 2017/11/08