Aim
Hospital at Home teams aim to provide safe, effective, hospital-level acute care in a person’s own home, as an alternative to admission to an acute hospital, or to support early discharge from hospital.
The service supports people who are acutely unwell and would otherwise require inpatient care, enabling them to receive treatment in a familiar environment while maintaining access to specialist medical oversight, diagnostics and interventions equivalent to acute hospital standards.
Hospital at Home contributes to reducing pressure on acute hospitals, improving patient experience, and supporting the wider shift of care from hospital to community settings.
Philosophy
Hospital at Home is underpinned by a person-centred, realistic medicine approach, recognising that care should be delivered in the most appropriate setting for everyone.
Right Care, Right Place, Right Time
Avoiding unnecessary hospital admission, supporting timely discharge, and ensuring rapid access to assessment and treatment.
Integrated Working
Working closely with primary care, community services, social care, acute hospitals, the Scottish Ambulance Service to provide coordinated, seamless care.
Please use the links above to see the specific Referral Criteria, Exclusion Criteria, Opening Times, and Pathways to referral for each of the Locality Hospital at Home Teams
J.B & J.J – 30-3-2026
