Submitted 13 hours ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
Having just left hospital.
I was held for a few extra days. Not because of paper work. But because multiple doctors needed to agree. And some were much more hesitant then others. Depending on their specialty.
Both worry about care at home when patients do not have family. And lack of available home help services post austerity has much more to do with bed use then any AI can solve.
Even when there’s only one doctor who is needed to make the decision for someone to go home, it can still lead to long delays. My dad had a pretty complex surgery some years back, and I remember he was in hospital for more than a week more than necessary because he was waiting for the doctor to do his rounds.
You’re right also to highlight the problem of people being supported at home causing delays to discharge. A friend who is a healthcare assistant in a rehab ward says that he’s seen it happen way too often where patients will end up in hospital again because they had insufficient help at home and became injured or unwell. I’ve had similar issues with being stuck between healthcare and social care services.
I hope you’re doing okay now that you’re back home. Managing one’s health post discharge can be difficult, but I imagine it must be a relief to be out of the limbo of waiting to hear back from docs
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 11 hours ago
“paperless office”