Discharge Facilitator

Being at home or in a community setting is the best place to continue with a persons recovery once an illness requiring hospital care is over and reduces unnecessary time in hospital for people for whom a community or other setting is most appropriate.

Following a stay in hospital, most people are able to return home without any further support. However, for some people, they may need further support, ranging from a very short period, to support for the rest of their lives. This can include:

- A further period of rehabilitation and recuperation, with extra support for a period of days weeks, or sometimes months until they regain full health or reach their agreed maximum potential.
- Returning home with a care package of services, aids or adaptations made to their home.
- Added support which is only available in a care home, which will last for a long period and often for the rest of their lives.

A safe, effective transfer from hospital helping people to return to living independently at the right time is a cornerstone of our health and social care system. At Warrington and Halton Hospitals Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WHH) and Warrington Borough Council (WBC), our integrated Hospital Discharge Team has been on a programme of transformation taking integration beyond co-location by working together to create a whole system that aims to deliver tomorrows service today.