Achieve ‘zero corridor days’ with Hospital at Home

Many hospitals across the UK are experiencing a rise in patient numbers, leading to increased pressure on bed capacity. As a result, some Trusts have resorted to using corridors for patient care. Not only does this impact the provision of care, but it is also difficult and expensive for NHS Trusts to maintain.

The need for corridor beds can be reduced or eliminated through Hospital at Home services, which can help increase the level of discharges and avoid hospital admissions.

How do HomeLink Hospital at Home services reduce the need for corridor beds?

The need for corridor beds is widely reported as stemming from an increase in ED attendance and the need to speed ambulance transfers by increasing the flow from ED into the wards.

HomeLink Hospital at Home services address patient flow issues:

Reduce unplanned admissions from ED. We provide care at home for patients in assessment units and SDEC with complex care needs, preventing the need to admit to a downstream ward.
Increasing the capacity in virtual wards and early supported discharge pathways. We free up in-patient beds sooner, providing operational headroom to move admitted patients straight to the wards.
Reduce readmissions. Patients provided with the appropriate home-based clinical care and rehabilitation are less likely to require an emergency readmission.*

Patients provided with the appropriate home-based clinical care and rehabilitation are less likely to require an emergency readmission.

HomeLink is a ‘force multiplier’, bringing our own workforce to systems where existing ‘at home’ services are at capacity or there are opportunities to expand the variety of home-based care pathways.

HomeLink Healthcare is a clinician-led, specialist Hospital at Home service provider. We have been delivering safe, high-quality services to NHS patients in the place they call home since 2016.

Our impact:

Improved patient flow: Since 2019, HomeLink has helped NHS Trusts save over 147,000 bed days.
Faster recovery: Patients typically spend 11 fewer days in hospital when receiving care through HomeLink Healthcare.
Cost-saving: A Hospital at Home ‘bed’ is 45% of the equivalent in-patient cost. **
Improved patient outcomes: Patients report an average of 26% improvement in clinical outcomes (VAS).
Client satisfaction: 100% of NHS commissioners would recommend us.

Work with us

Find out more about the process of commissioning HomeLink Healthcare to reduce the need for corridor beds in your organisation through a Hospital at Home service here.

Get in touch

To speak to a member of our team about our Hospital at Home services, call us on (020) 3137 5370 or contact us. You can tell us about your situation, and we can tell you more about our experience and how we might be able to help you.

* In 2023, less than 4% of patients were readmitted to hospital while on our service.

** James Paget University Hospital data.

Resources:

Case study

Improving Oncology Pathways Through At-Home Blood Testing at The London Clinic

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Read more about how we are improving patient experience, waiting times and flow with blood testing at home services in partnership with The London Clinic

Case study

Treating Patients Where They Feel Most Comfortable: How HomeLink Healthcare Supports the Diabetic Foot Clinic at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Hospital at Home, Virtual ward

Learn how HomeLink Healthcare enables Kettering General Hospital’s diabetic foot clinic to treat patients at home, improving outcomes and reducing admissions.

Thought leadership

Rapid clinical capacity for winter pressure

Hospital at Home

Hospital at Home services for NHS winter pressures. HomeLink Healthcare provides scalable capacity to reduce delays, free hospital beds and improve flow.

Case study

Supporting Safe Discharge and Continuity of Care at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Hospital at Home, Reablement & physio

Discover how HomeLink Healthcare supported Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in improving patient flow, enabling safe discharge, and reducing readmissions through flexible community-based care services.

Case study

An NHS Partnership Adapting to Surge Pressures

Hospital at Home, Virtual ward, Partnerships

See how HomeLink Healthcare partners with James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to outperform contractual capacity targets and respond fast to rising patient demand.

“Acute trusts don’t have the resource, infrastructure, we don’t have the ability set up a new service. We struggle to attract a flexible workforce. Our bank is saturated, we have the wrong skillset, and pressure points like winter, half term, school holidays. With HomeLink I am buying a service and they always deliver.” 

NHS partner feedback

“It means we have a trusted and experienced team supporting our elective patient pathway – this provides real peace of mind and their willingness to diversify and respond so quickly really has saved us from having to cancel operations so thank you HomeLink for stepping in and stepping up.”

Cursty Pepper, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

“I’ve worked with a lot of providers and HomeLink Healthcare is a very professional organisation. Every member of my team has said how respectful and courteous the staff are. It has been a pleasure to work with partners who do exactly what they say they will.”

Jenny Ricketts, Director of Community Transformation, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

“HomeLink Healthcare liaise wit me regularly about patients that I have referred to them and are very prompt in their reply to questions or queries. Having them on board is a breath of fresh air.”

Adeola Telesford, Highly Specialist Rehabilitation OT, Enabling Care Services, Lewisham

“We recognised we had a window of opportunity to put something in place that would support both our front-line teams and our patients without delaying discharges from our busy acute hospital sites. We achieved a safe, responsive and flexible service which meant patients received the ongoing support they needed.”

Kelly Hudson, Associate Director for Urgent & Emergency Care Improvement, SE London CCG

Achieve ‘zero corridor days’ with Hospital at Home

How do HomeLink Hospital at Home services reduce the need for corridor beds?

Patients provided with the appropriate home-based clinical care and rehabilitation are less likely to require an emergency readmission.

Our impact:

Work with us

Get in touch

You might also be interested in:

Resources:

Improving Oncology Pathways Through At-Home Blood Testing at The London Clinic

Treating Patients Where They Feel Most Comfortable: How HomeLink Healthcare Supports the Diabetic Foot Clinic at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Rapid clinical capacity for winter pressure

Supporting Safe Discharge and Continuity of Care at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

An NHS Partnership Adapting to Surge Pressures

“It means we have a trusted and experienced team supporting our elective patient pathway – this provides real peace of mind and their willingness to diversify and respond so quickly really has saved us from having to cancel operations so thank you HomeLink for stepping in and stepping up.”

“I’ve worked with a lot of providers and HomeLink Healthcare is a very professional organisation. Every member of my team has said how respectful and courteous the staff are. It has been a pleasure to work with partners who do exactly what they say they will.”

“HomeLink Healthcare liaise wit me regularly about patients that I have referred to them and are very prompt in their reply to questions or queries. Having them on board is a breath of fresh air.”

Got a question? Contact us on (020) 3137 5370

Achieve ‘zero corridor days’ with Hospital at Home

How do HomeLink Hospital at Home services reduce the need for corridor beds?

Patients provided with the appropriate home-based clinical care and rehabilitation are less likely to require an emergency readmission.

Our impact:

Work with us

Get in touch

You might also be interested in:

Resources:

Improving Oncology Pathways Through At-Home Blood Testing at The London Clinic

Treating Patients Where They Feel Most Comfortable: How HomeLink Healthcare Supports the Diabetic Foot Clinic at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Rapid clinical capacity for winter pressure

Supporting Safe Discharge and Continuity of Care at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

An NHS Partnership Adapting to Surge Pressures

“It means we have a trusted and experienced team supporting our elective patient pathway – this provides real peace of mind and their willingness to diversify and respond so quickly really has saved us from having to cancel operations so thank you HomeLink for stepping in and stepping up.”

“I’ve worked with a lot of providers and HomeLink Healthcare is a very professional organisation. Every member of my team has said how respectful and courteous the staff are. It has been a pleasure to work with partners who do exactly what they say they will.”

“HomeLink Healthcare liaise wit me regularly about patients that I have referred to them and are very prompt in their reply to questions or queries. Having them on board is a breath of fresh air.”

Got a question? Contact us on (020) 3137 5370

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