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West Suffolk Hospital opens care home beds
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has officially opened a new suite of beds at King Suite, part of Glastonbury Court care home in Bury St Edmunds.
Opened by Mrs Dora Leeder, one of the first patients to be cared for at the unit, the King Suite is a 20-bed inpatient service managed by hospital staff, which is able to offer medically-fit patients from West Suffolk Hospital a period of optimisation, reablement and recovery, before they are discharged home.
Based in a separate wing at Glastonbury Court, a care home run by Care UK, patients benefit from single rooms, en-suite bathrooms and access to a lounge, dining room and grounds. They are encouraged to get up and dressed, enjoy social activities, therapy sessions and receive visitors at any time that suits them.
Sharon Basson, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust senior matron, said: “This is one of the Trust’s key innovations to support the management of winter pressures. Hospitals across the country are coping with increased numbers of patients, many of whom are older people who need additional care but not necessarily in an acute hospital setting before returning home. The King Suite enables us to provide high quality care and promotes a return to normal life outside of hospital giving patients the very best chance of their full discharge being successful.”
The unit is well supported by a comprehensive multidisciplinary team; two consultants, GPs, therapists, nursing staff and community staff, whose highly-skilled clinical decision making ensures the best care and earliest discharge for patients.
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