ELDERLY CLIENT
Intermediate care
In the previous articles we have considered the law relating to the discharge of still vulnerable patients from hospital. Admission to hospital can be traumatic, leading to disorientation and a loss of confidence. But with proper support during a transition period, a person may be able to return home.
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Discharge from hospital and NHS continuing care (2)
Background
It is very common for the frail elderly to be admitted to hospital for bony injuries following a fall and to be treated by an orthopaedic surgeon. The orthopaedic surgeon will treat the bony injury and having done so to the point where the patient can no longer benefit from in-patient care, may consider that they are ready for discharge.
© Austin Thornton - Wrigleys LLP
Legal aspects of the discharge from hospital into care (1)
It’s a stressful time when mum or dad can no longer live in their own home either at all or without carer support . Often this becomes clear upon an admission to hospital.
It is usually one of the children who is then catapulted into the unfamiliar world of social services and NHS bureaucracy, made all the more frustrating by the general recognition that the discharge process is dysfunctional.
© Austin Thornton - Wrigleys Solicitors LLP
