Support in hospital
Our social work staff are available at all Nottinghamshire hospitals. Our services are available to people of all ages.
Help for people leaving hospital
When you are about to leave hospital, hospital staff will plan with you what to do next. You may be able to return home, or you may need to move somewhere else. Our social work staff are able to help you.
If you are returning home, it may be that you will need some help for a little while. This could include:
It may be that when you leave hospital, you will need to go into a residential or nursing home. This could be temporary, to give you time to recover more fully, or to get services started for you at home, or it might be permanent. Our social work staff can help arrange this, or give you advice if you are able to make your own arrangements.
Patients in the Mansfield and Ashfield area may also get help from the Hospital Discharge Scheme.
Support for cancer sufferers
At Nottingham City Hospital, we have a specialist Oncology and Palliative Care Team. This team works with cancer sufferers who are patients of the City Hospital's specialist cancer wards. This team has a great deal of experience in supporting people suffering from cancer.
The team are able to offer:
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