Who won: Housing, Health & Wellbeing Hospital Discharge Support Service

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The service is to prevent individuals aged 18 and over from being discharged from hospital into street homelessness, and to support safe, timely, and sustainable discharges through coordinated in-hospital intervention and time-limited post-discharge support. The service will provide proactive, responsive, and coordinated support through: •Early identification of individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness; •In-hospital assessment, advocacy, and discharge coordination; & •Time-limited post-discharge support to sustain accommodation and reduce the risk of readmission. The service will specifically support individuals who: •Are homeless or at risk of homelessness; •Have support needs relating to drug and alcohol use; and •Are known to Adult Social Care services, including those with assessed care and support needs, those open to Adult Social Care teams, and those requiring coordinated discharge planning. The service is commissioned in recognition of the significant risks associated with hospital discharge into homelessness, and the adverse impact this has on individual health and wellbeing, as well as system pressures across health, housing, and social care. The Counci

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