Agenda item - Healthwatch Report on Older Patients' Experience of Hospital Discharge

Report of the Executive Lead, Strategy, Governance & Law (copy attached)

42.1    The report was presented by David Liley, Chief Executive of Healthwatch Brighton & Hove.

42.2    There was discussion of the hospital discharge support services run by The Red Cross and by Possability People. Mr Liley stated that Possability People are still uncertain that their service will be re-commissioned even though it is only a matter of weeks before the contract ends, and that this is an unacceptable situation.

42.3    In answer to a query by Cllr Janio about discharge information being shared with GPs, Mr Liley stated that discharge information should be shared with GPs, but that this did not always happen properly particularly in terms of communicating details of care plans.

42.4    RESOLVED – that:

(i) the report be noted; and

(ii) that the HOSC agrees to monitor the implementation of the multi-partner action plan developed in response to the Healthwatch report recommendations.