Description
Ensure that the medical discharge of a patient coincides with the arrangement of complementary medical services needed at home.
Alternative labels
ensure in-home services for patients
arrange in-home service for patient
arrange domestic services for patient
arrange complementary medical services at home
arrange in-home services for a patient
arrange domestic service for patient
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Arrange in-home services for patients is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Hospital social worker: Hospital social workers provide counselling to patients and their families helping them to better cope with the illness, the emotions surrounding diagnosis, and with social and financial problems. They work in cooperation with doctors, nurses and other health professionals sensitising them on the emotional aspects of a patient. They act as link between patients and medical staff. Hospital social workers also support the patients and their families with the discharge from the hospital.
Optional skill
Arrange in-home services for patients is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Social worker: Social workers are practice-based professionals who promote social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. They interact with individuals, families, groups, organisations and communities in order to provide various forms of therapy and counselling, group work, and community work. Social workers guide people to use services to claim benefits, access community resources, find jobs and training, obtain legal advice or deal with other local authority departments.
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