Bringing someone home from hospital is one of the most fragile moments in their recovery. Nearly one in five older patients is readmitted within 30 days, and most of those readmissions are preventable. The first 72 hours at home are the highest risk window. Families are often sent home exhausted, with a bag of new medicines, a list of appointments, and no clear instructions for what to watch for.

This checklist fixes that. It walks you step by step through the three phases that matter: preparing before leaving the ward, the day itself, and the critical first 72 hours at home. It tells you what questions to ask the hospital, what red flag symptoms mean 999, and what to do if you feel your relative is being sent home too soon.

What is included:

• A Before You Leave checklist covering care plan, medicines, equipment, therapy, contacts, and carer rights
• A Questions to Ask the discharge team panel with 7 specific questions you can read out loud
• A Discharge Day checklist for collecting the discharge letter, medicines, belongings, and arranging safe transport
• A structured medication table with space for medicine, dose, frequency, purpose, and which medicines are new or have changed
• A Red Flag Symptoms page with a traffic light system: RED for 999, AMBER for 111 or GP same day, GREEN for routine review
• After the First Week checklist covering follow up appointments, community nurse visits, equipment, and carer assessment
• Guidance on what to do if you feel the discharge is not safe, including PALS contact
• A pre-labelled key contacts table with NHS 111 filled in

PRICE: £5

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