The Hospital at Home service have benefited over 4,000 NHS patients in Hertfordshire in its first year.

Since its launch in January 2022, Hertfordshire’s Hospital at Home service has been providing care that traditionally takes place in a hospital to patients in the comfort of their own home.

This includes face-to-face nursing care and therapy, and remote monitoring services for a range of conditions for up to two weeks.

This care is provided by doctors, nurses, therapists and pharmacists.

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Developments over the past year include increasing the number of frail, unwell patients who can be cared for at home, working with the East of England Ambulance Service Trust to identify patients suitable for Hospital at Home to avoid unnecessary hospital visits, and a pilot which saw patients at Lister Hospital in Stevenage get home sooner after a knee or hip operation.

Hospital at Home also cares for patients with a wide range of needs including treatment for acute infections, lung conditions and blood clots.

Dr Elizabeth Kendrick, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust’s medical director, said: “It has been fantastic to see the development of our Hospital at Home service over the past year.

You can find out more about Hospital at Home by visiting www.hct.nhs.uk/hospitalathome