A partnership of Suffolk health and care providers has begun delivering an early supported discharge service (ESD) for stroke patients across Suffolk.
The Suffolk Alliance is a partnership of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT), West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (WSFT) and Suffolk County Council. The Suffolk Alliance will run an early supported discharge service for the next five years.
The specialist service provides up to six weeks of intensive stroke rehabilitation in patients’ own homes after their discharge from hospital. This helps them to optimise their mobility and independence.
Patients will receive more joined up care due to the alliance partners’ close working relationship. The Suffolk Alliance also has links with charity and voluntary organisations, including Livability Icanho, who can offer patients additional support.
Gylda Nunn is integrated therapies manager at WSFT. Gylda said: “We are delighted to be bringing together our hospital and community teams, adult home care services, and specialist charities. This important service will help patients recover from stroke in their own homes.
“It is an exciting opportunity for us to work all the more closely together to deliver joined up, seamless care for the benefit of our patients.”
The alliance has taken on responsibility for delivering the service from Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust. The staff who currently provide the service have transferred to the alliance partners. This means that patients will continue to be cared for by the same team.
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