What is the name of the care provided when care is delivered in the individual's home but the individual is regarded as an inpatient of the hospital and remains under the care of the home unit doctor of the hospital?
a. Royal District Nursing Service.
b. Hospital in the home.
c. Home care.
d. Community care.
b
Individuals admitted to hospital in the home (HITH)
receive the same treatment they would receive if they were to
remain an inpatient but have the benefit of being at home;
this has been shown to result in better outcomes, such as
reduced risk of hospital-acquired infection.
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