{"id":90,"date":"2018-05-25T10:24:25","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T10:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/wythenshawe\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2025-12-17T12:37:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T12:37:38","slug":"going-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/wythenshawe\/patients-visitors\/inpatients\/going-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Going home"},"content":{"rendered":"

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  1. \n\n Leaving the ward<\/a>\n\n <\/li>
  2. \n\n Discharge home<\/a>\n\n <\/li>
  3. \n\n Medicines<\/a>\n\n <\/li>
  4. \n\n Support services<\/a>\n\n <\/li>
  5. \n\n Fit notes and claim forms<\/a>\n\n <\/li>
  6. \n\n Transport home<\/a>\n\n <\/li>
  7. \n\n Follow-up appointments<\/a>\n\n <\/li>
  8. \n\n The Friends & Family Test<\/a>\n\n <\/li>
  9. \n\n Documents<\/a>\n\n <\/li>\n <\/ol>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/section>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”leaving”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

    Leaving the ward<\/h2>\n

    As soon as you have been assessed as being medically stable you will be discharged. On the day you leave hospital you are likely to be transferred to the discharge lounge. This is an area staffed by nurses, specifically for patients going home. It is at the front of the hospital near to the Outpatients Department. The discharge lounge provides a comfortable and safe environment for you to wait for your transport or family to collect you.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”discharge”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

    Discharge home<\/h2>\n

    If you are discharged home, or to a nursing home there may be several things for the hospital to arrange and several staff may be involved in this process. If your discharge is straightforward you will need to:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]

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