ArticleEuropean geriatric medicine2024
The future of hospital at home: a qualitative interview study of healthcare staff.
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- [Healthcare without boundaries: revolution in cross-sector healthcare delivery].Urologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- Practitioners' perspectives on implementation of acute virtual wards: A scoping review.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeHospital at Home (HaH) services are expanding to provide acute multidisciplinary care in an individual's home. In this pilot study, we interviewed HaH staff to understand challenges and opportunities for service development.
methodsWe conducted 23 semi-structured interviews with multidisciplinary staff working across three HaH services in Scotland. The questions focussed on service strengths and challenges.
resultsFour themes emerged: raising referral awareness, service design and efficiency, staff security on home visits, and sustainability. HaH staff described Emergency Department posters, experience days for non-HaH staff, and daily communication of virtual bed capacity to raise awareness for referrals. Ideas for maximising clinician time were prioritised to improve service efficiency and investment in electric vehicles was strongly supported to mitigate climate impact.
conclusionWe found high job satisfaction and engagement amongst HaH staff. Our interviews suggest enthusiasm for further development of HaH while raising important challenges to address during service expansion.
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