Hospital Social Work
Can Social Services Help You When You Leave Hospital?
Information for Patients and Carers Who Live in Bath &
North East Somerset
ARE YOU A PATIENT?
Do you need help with:
Washing and dressing
- Household tasks
- Meal preparation
- Supported living
- Residential care
- Access to other services such as housing and benefits
advice
ARE YOU A CARER?
If you are looking after a relative or a friend do you need:
- Help providing care
- A break from caring
- Support to continue caring
- Advice about continuing at work
- Access to other services such as Carer support groups and
benefits advice
THE HOSPITAL SOCIAL WORK TEAM
When someone is planning to leave hospital they may need support
or advice from Social Services
Bath and North East Somerset Social Services have an Adult Care
Team based at the Royal United Hospital who are able to
provide support and advice to anyone planning to leave
hospital.
Before providing or arranging any help we always carry out an
assessment of needs.
If you are a patient or a carer you are entitled to request an
assessment.
Following an assessment we will provide information about
services which are available to meet your needs.
HOW TO CONTACT US
Please ask a member of the Ward staff to make a referral on your
behalf.
We can be contacted on: 01225 825308
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This document/publication/leaflet about “Can Social
Services Help You When You Leave Hospital?” can be made available
in a range of community languages, large print, Braille, on tape,
electronic and accessible formats from the Information Officer
(information_officer@bathnes.gov.uk
- Tel (01225 477983) Fax (01225 477973)
(Minicom 01225
477043 | |
dated: 12/09/05
