A red bag - a simple change packing a difference
When a resident becomes unwell and is assessed as needing hospital care, care home staff pack a dedicated red bag that includes the resident’s standardised paperwork and their medication, as well as day-of-discharge clothes and other personal items.
It’s a simple initiative but one which is providing better communication between care homes and hospitals at all points of the resident’s journey into hospital and back home again.
In Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, a 12 month pilot scheme has launched and will include all local hospital trusts, working with care homes across the local area.
This is a small change that will make a big difference in improving patients’ experience. By joining up the providers through the red bag, we’ll be able to deliver better, more personalised care and a better experience for people in their journey from care home to hospital and back again.
The red bag ensures that ambulance and hospital staff can quickly understand a resident’s condition and personal needs – as well as facilitate a smooth transfer back to their ‘home’ environment.
For more information on the scheme you can read the whole article on Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Groups (BNSSG CCG) website or the NHS announcement on the NHS website
