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ID-443: Targeted Support Hospital Link Worker

Safe People

Organisation name

London Borough of Hounslow

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Funders/ Sponsors

Safe Projects

Project ID

ID-443

Lay summary

The purpose of this project is to embed a targeted support link worker into West Middlesex to help facilitate P0 discharges inpatients who are deemed medially fit for discharge where their only barriers are social.

Public benefit statement

Our project aims to help patients at West Middlesex Hospital by reducing the LOS (Length of stay) in hospital. By providing targeted interventions on a case-by-case basis we hope to also prevent some patients from needing to be readmitted for social reasons.

Other approval committees

Latest approval date

20/02/2025

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Safe Setting

Access type

TRE

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