We have been contacted by Autumna, the largest, most detailed directory of later life care providers in the UK. They are looking into how the current hospital discharge process is working for care providers. Social care is is being blamed for hospital discharge delays and Autumna want to present the reality from the people that really know. The care providers.

They are calling upon care providers to help them to drive change by completing a short 3-minute survey. The results are anonymous -  www.autumna.co.uk/survey

The relationship between a hospital discharge team and a care provider is a critical one and Autumna aims to find out what needs to be addressed and what works.

Autumna will shall keep us informed of the findings, which will also be presented to Downing Street. We hope this will lead to much needed improvements in the discharge process and better relationships between discharge teams and care home providers, whilst prioritising the individual's needs.

To find out more, please contact:-

Rebecca O'Brien, Support Team Advisor at Autumna - Email: rebecca.obrien@autumna.co.uk - Tel: 01892 335 330