Hospital Discharge Lounge – Sandwell General Hospital
The Trust aims to discharge patients from hospital in a safe and effective manner to return home/community bed/care facility.
The Discharge Lounge frees up hospital beds as early as possible, thus reducing the length of time that patients in the Emergency Department and coming in for surgery must wait for a bed to become available.
The Discharge Lounge frees up hospital beds as early as possible, thus reducing the length of time that patients in the Emergency Department and coming in for surgery must wait for a bed to become available.
On the day of the visits, the Discharge Lounge was clean, and the décor well maintained, with no unpleasant odours. There were hand sanitisers and personal protective equipment e.g. gloves and aprons in situ.
There were no obvious hazards or health and safety risks observed, although there were several pallets being stored in the corridor. It was well lit and at an appropriate temperature.
If you want to see our other observations and what patients told us, use the link below to download our full report.
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Sandwell General Hospital Discharge Lounge
