{"id":11848,"date":"2026-04-20T09:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/uncategorized\/hospital-to-home"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:08:09","slug":"hospital-to-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/news\/hospital-to-home","title":{"rendered":"New service supports patients transitioning from hospital to home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:89.44rem;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1>New service supports patients transitioning from hospital to home<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_11850\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11850\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11850 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/lynette-smith-p.jpg\" alt=\"Clinical Nurse Consultant Lynette Smith\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/600;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clinical Nurse Consultant Lynette Smith<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>A new nurse-led service at Caboolture Hospital is helping patients transition safely from hospital to home, improving continuity of care and reducing unnecessary hospital visits.<\/h4>\n<p>Clinical Nurse Consultant Lynette Smith is leading the rollout of the Discharge Support Service, which officially commenced on 30 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The service provides a single phone-based point of contact for patients following discharge from both medical and surgical wards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPatients can contact the service within 30 days of leaving hospital to receive advice and support from our nursing team,\u201d Lynette said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re helping with all aspects from wound care and pain management to answering questions about recovery and coordinating referrals to GPs or outpatient services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Caboolture Hospital is the first site in Queensland to implement the Medical Discharge Support Service model.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative aims to streamline the patient journey, enhance the overall patient experience, and reduce avoidable emergency department presentations and readmissions.<\/p>\n<p>Lynette said the service builds on the success of the Post-Operative Discharge Support Service (PODSS), an award-winning model that has already demonstrated strong outcomes for patients recovering at home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPODSS has been incredibly successful in supporting patients after surgery and reducing the need for hospital readmission,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Originally piloted at Metro North Health\u2019s Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, the model has since expanded across Queensland, supporting patients in multiple regional and metropolitan locations.<\/p>\n<p>For Lynette, leading the implementation of the Discharge Support Service at Caboolture Hospital has been a rewarding milestone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m passionate about making a positive difference in our patients\u2019 recovery journeys and ensuring they feel supported once they leave hospital,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Metro North Health\u2019s continued investment in innovative, nurse-led models of care is helping to deliver safer, more connected healthcare for patients across the region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caboolture Hospital is the first site in Queensland to deliver a combined discharge support service for both medical and surgical patients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":11849,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1243],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-caboolture"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11848"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11851,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11848\/revisions\/11851"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/caboolture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}