A programme to speed up hospital discharge times will be trialled in the county as health and care partners across Sussex work together to free up beds and ease pressures on the service.

A new data tool to help services manage performance, give operational oversight and manage demand will be trialled by Sussex Health and Care Integrated Care System.

Sussex is one of six national areas to join the ‘Discharge Frontrunner’ programme, which will look at long-term solutions to discharging patients from hospital in a safe and timely way while still providing patients with continuity of care.

Up to £200 million of funding is being made available country-wide to buy short-term care placements. This will allow people to be discharged safely from hospitals into the community where they will receive the care they need to recover before returning to their homes.

You can learn more about what steps are being taken to speed up hospital discharge, and avoid admissions in the first place.

We’ll keep you updated on the trials in future newsletters, so make sure you read your copy each month.