Hospital@Home

There is no place like home…

Hospital@Home could help you to leave hospital sooner or avoid a hospital stay altogether. 

You will be closely monitored and receive the same treatment as you would in hospital but in the comfort of your own home. 

Hospital@Home provides the same treatment and level of care as a patient would receive in hospital.  

The service can prevent admissions into hospital or can support early discharge out of hospital. 

Patients will be closely monitored in the comfort and familiarity of their own home by a team of experienced clinicians such as consultants, nurses, therapists, healthcare assistants and social workers. 

Monitoring takes place using a variety of methods, tailored to each patient including, telephone or video consultations, or in some cases remote digital monitoring devices. 

Research shows that patients recover quicker in the comfort of their own home, enjoying their independence and normal routine. 

Patients are referred to the service by a healthcare professional and assessed by the team as to your suitability. If patients meet the criteria their care plan and how they will be monitored will be discussed with the patient. 

Continuing treatment of recovering from treatment in the comfort and familiarity of home has a positive effect on mental health and wellbeing and can help speed up recovery.

We know that people who are admitted to hospital can lose their mobility and independence very quickly, which makes it harder for them to get home and back to doing the things that they enjoy.

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To access the service, patients need to be aged over 18 and registered with a Somerset GP. Patients can be referred by GPs, or transferred from hospital wards, emergency admission areas or even clinics. 

The expected treatment time is between 1 and 14 days. Patients will be assessed to see if they are well enough ready to be discharged.