Sometimes a trip to A&E can result in a prolonged hospital
stay. Treatment of serious injuries and illnesses, such as stroke or wounding,
may involve intensive diagnostic tests, blood transfusion and possibly surgery.
After such treatments, some patients find themselves enduring months of
rehabilitation and re-ablement services. In the late 1980s, post-hospital
accounted for an average of 10%-12% of healthcare resources. Thirty years later
and it has more than triple. According to recent reports, for every one person
discharge from hospital, there are three-four people waiting for that bed. In
other recent news, the UK’s Minister of health noted that the Government place
larger emphasis on enhancing home care / post hospital care in order to free up
more hospital beds for incoming patients. Consequently, the quality of
home-care delivered to out-patients and rehabs must be stepped up a notch. This
can be achieved through the adaptation of cutting edge technology, such as,
real time mobile applications.
Post hospital care services can takes various forms and ranges
from, rehabilitation therapy, reablement support, out-patient care, post-acute
care and more. Two of the biggest challenges affecting the delivery and quality
of post-hospital care includes the lack of qualified trained staff and cost. Some
of the ways in which Heallthcare Temps is bridging the gap between
post-hospital care and home care is through tele-medicine and call out care.
Key advantages of these services include;
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