Question reference: S2W-32689
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 19 March 2007
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Current status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 2 April 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of how the Hospital at Home scheme operates, how it is funded, what personnel are required and where it has been piloted.
Answer
It is for NHS boards to provide high quality, safe and sustainablehealthcare services that meet the needs of its local population. Hospital at Homeschemes are community based services designed to provide a care package around anindividuals needs which support prevention of admission to hospital and early dischargefrom hospital. The detail, planning and funding of these services are operationalmatters for NHS boards.