Our aim is to make sure all the services and support you may need when you leave hospital are in place before you are discharged. The staff looking after you will help you plan for when you are ready to leave the hospital. This is sometimes described as your 'discharge'.
The staff may need to ask you about your home. For example, how many stairs you have to climb and whether you have relatives or friends who will be able to support you during your recovery.
They will also ask you about any help or support which you currently receive from social services or community health professionals, such as district nurses and will arrange any referrals for you.
If you need a certificate to claim sickness benefit, please let your Nurse or Ward Administrator know as soon as possible.
At the GWH we provide a Discharge Lounge for you to wait in when you are ready to leave hospital.