Question

It is recommended to redirect patients who stayed for a long period in a hospital, first to an alternative residential housing – care combined service, before get to work with them in the natural home environment?

Problem description

There is a lack of structures or services in our network that could be a possible alternative for hospitalisation

Impact - effect

When patients are leaving the hospital, going home is often the only option, however a certain supervision still appears necessary

To do

To do: explore the possibility to develop non-medical structures as we find them in Birmingham and Solihull ("respite beds"), in order to facilitate the transition between long-term hospitalisation and returning home

Hyperlink

http://www.mobileteamsconnecting.eu/bijlagen/H16-%20link%20article%20respite%20and%20support%20services%20(Birmingham).pdf

Theme

Continuing care pathway

Topic

Actors involved (services, professionals), “who”

Reference -  contact

Christelle Druwez, Antoine Pechez

Mobile team

2B

Project

Région Hainaut

Intership abroad - place

Birmingham (AOT Matthews Centre)

Date

December 2012