The intermediate care Further work is A service has held briefing (b) Gender Reassignment facility offers single required within the sessions with staff using the ensuite rooms with a HSCP involving NHSGGC Transgender nursing home Council and Health Policy. Staff are now aware environment thereby staff to raise of legal protection and respecting privacy and awareness regarding appropriate approaches to dignity for all service gender reassignment. delivering inpatient care users. This will also be including use of language raised with the and technical aspects of Nursing Home recording patient management as part information. of the pilot monitoring and evaluation group. Over the next few years By regular monitoring Age A home support service had in our overall of hospital discharge operated age related population is predicted referrals the HSCP exclusions for service users to decrease by 0.5%, will be able to without objectively justifying while the 85 years + determine whether (c) the decision. This was age group will increase intermediate care reviewed and evidence
(b) Gender Reassignment A service has held briefing sessions with staff using the NHSGGC Transgender Policy. Staff are now aware of legal protection and appropriate approaches to delivering inpatient care including use of language and technical aspects of recording patient information. The intermediate care facility offers single ensuite rooms with a nursing home environment thereby respecting privacy and dignity for all service users. Further work is required within the HSCP involving Council and Health staff to raise awareness regarding gender reassignment. This will also be raised with the Nursing Home management as part of the pilot monitoring and evaluation group. (c) Age A home support service had operated age related exclusions for service users without objectively justifying the decision. This was reviewed and evidence Over the next few years in our overall population is predicted to decrease by 0.5%, while the 85 years + age group will increase By regular monitoring of hospital discharge referrals the HSCP will be able to determine whether intermediate care
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