590 people ' s stories of hospital during Covid-19, Healthwatch

In partnership with British Red Cross, this report reviews the experiences of 590 people after being discharged from hospital. The research shows significant numbers of people are not receiving follow-up support under the new policy to switch to a ' discharge to assess ' model introduced in March 2020 to cope with demand at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic), leading to unmet needs. It calls on the NHS to address these issues coming into the busy winter period amid growing pressures of a second Covid-19 wave.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news