If you have experienced an overnight stay in hospital, you can probably relate to the feeling of wanting to be at home in your own bed, in surroundings that are familiar to you and where your support network is on hand. Hospital at Home is a service that allows patients to receive treatments that would otherwise require them to be admitted to hospital, in the comfort of their own home.

In our latest episode, we look at the benefits Hospital at Home can bring to patients in Scotland, how it can be as safe and effective as hospital care, and how the service works in both urban and rural settings.

We speak to Belinda Robertson, Associate Director of Improvement Support, Dr. Latana Munang, Clinical Lead for Hospital at Home, Gail Black, Senior Co-ordinator at NHS Western Isles and Richard Wells-Holland, a Hospital at Home nurse in NHS Lanarkshire. We also spoke with a patient who is currently receiving care through the Hospital at Home service who shared his experience of the service and the benefits it has brought to him and his wife.

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