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Following the new Statutory Hospital Discharge and Community Support Guidance, this conference focuses on practical approaches to improve discharge practice and improve the outcomes for patients who no longer meet the ‘criteria to reside’ so they can be discharged from hospital, cared for in more appropriate settings, and to release much-needed capacity within acute providers.
“Key priorities include…; reducing the delay for patients who are still in hospital beyond their discharge ready date”
NHS England 2024/25 priorities and operational planning guidance March 2024
“To improve flow and therefore waiting times and clinical outcomes we ask that you focus on reductions in…: the number of patients who are still in hospital beyond their discharge ready date, as well as the length of delay”
NHS England 2024/25 priorities and operational planning guidance March 2024
“Once people no longer need hospital care, being at home or in a community setting (such as a care home) is the best place for them to continue recovery. However, unnecessary delays in being discharged from hospital are a problem that too many people experience.”
NHS England, 2024
“12,200 patients a day remain in hospital despite being well enough to be discharged. Behind each of these figures is a person who is struggling to receive the timely care they need and deserve, despite the best efforts of staff.”
Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive of The King’s Fund, January 2024
This conference will enable you to:
Network with colleagues who are working to improve discharge practice
Reflect on national developments and learning from the Statutory Hospital Discharge and Community Support Guidance
Learn from outstanding examples of changing culture and improve discharge practice
Explore case studies including best practice in supporting over 500 discharged patients recover at home
Ensure a whole team approach and understand how team members can be empowered to discharge
Understand the root cause of long stays in your service, and move from a criteria to discharge to a criteria to reside approach
Improve the identification and discharge assessment of patients needing complex discharge support early
Learn how the Better Care Fund is being used to improve discharge practice and why it is being revised
Understanding the legal framework for managing complex and delayed discharges (depending on capacity status of patient)
Explore and understand established roles in discharge including the Patient Flow Team and the Adult Principle Social Worker
Learn from trusts that have improved discharge practice
Self assess and reflect on your own practice
Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5 Hrs training for CPD subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes
