Healthcare at Home operates intermediate care projects for NHS Trusts. The key benefit for the Trust is maximum utilisation of bed space. Patient groups can be selected for home care in accordance with specific pressures on hospital beds, clinic space, and waiting times. The benefits for many kinds of patients in transferring care to the home are well documented. High quality 24 hour nursing and social care, performed in conjunction with other health and social care agencies, can dramatically enhance quality of life for the patient and their family. A broad service agreement with Healthcare at Home provides real flexibility in community care provision enabling us to respond efficiently to the changing needs of referring Trusts.

Standard Service Features offered to NHS Trusts contracting with Healthcare at Home for the provision of community support based services include : -

• Healthcare at Home operates a named primary nursing service in close liaison with referring hospital units.
• All nurses are contracted employees of the company and undergo competency assessment and regular clinical updating
• All patients have access to 24 hour On-call nursing support
• Hospital clinicians retain clinical control of patient care at all times
  -All services run alongside existing community care services
• Information is shared efficiently and appropriately
• Each nurse is covered by professional indemnity Insurance
• Healthcare at Home provides full logistical support for the services including office space, all clinical equipment, cars, phones, pagers, administration support and audit information as required
  

The examples of care provided on this website are not an exhaustive list of patient groups or treatment areas, but it does give an impression of the range of services that could be included in the provision of community support based services.

For further details of NHS services please contact Ash Khan, NHS Business Development Manager on:

0870 600 1540.

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