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Guiding You Home
A new scheme to help patients recover after leaving hospital

A new initiative, Guiding You Home, has been established to support patients in South Tyneside and Sunderland to leave hospital sooner and continue their recovery safely and effectively at home.

This collaborative programme—led by South Tyneside Council, Sunderland City Council, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, and the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board—aims to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for residents across both areas.

Healthwatch Sunderland has been asked to assist by gathering feedback from carers of individuals who have recently been
discharged from hospital, to help inform and improve the Guiding You Home programme.
1.Following a stay in hospital for your relative/friend, what care and support would you like to see in place to enable them to return to their own home rather than going into a care home?
2.Do you think a care home would provide better care than what could be offered to your relative/friend in their own home?
3.What type of support and reassurance would you need for yourself, to help you support your relative/friend going home after a period in hospital?
(e.g. - time from work, telephone helpline, key contact information for support available etc)
4.Is there anything else you would like to tell us regarding care at home or in a care home?