Practical strategies to support rehabilitation-led discharge and home-first care
Specially designed for occupational therapists, physiotherapists, rehabilitation teams and wider discharge professionals, this interactive online workshop will explore how you can strengthen your role in discharge decision-making while balancing patient autonomy, safety and operational pressures.
Led by Cathy Daffada who will be joined by colleagues from North Bristol NHS Trust, the day will focus on the evolving role of therapists across acute, virtual ward and community pathways, developing practical approaches to rehabilitation-led discharge and home-first care.
Practical approaches to improving discharge pathways and therapist-led decision-making
This interactive online workshop has been developed to help therapists explore realistic approaches to improving discharge planning, strengthening multidisciplinary working and supporting patients safely at home. Key learning outcomes include:
Interactive discussions and practical case study learning
This educational online workshop will combine presentations, facilitated discussion and case study learning that reflect on current discharge challenges and identify practical improvements you can make within your own organisations. On the day, you will have the opportunity to:
Available as a bespoke course to teams of 25 people or more. Please do contact us if you would like this training delivered exclusively to your team, with the content developed to drill into the specific needs of your service. Please contact:
| 9:00 |
Registration, technical support and networking opportunity
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| 9:30 |
Introduction, instructions and course leader’s opening remarks
Cathy Daffada, Associate Director for Integrated Discharge at North Bristol NHS Trust, will be joined by colleagues from the Trust
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| The evolving therapist role | |
| 9:40 |
Exploring the therapist’s role in planning discharge from admission
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| 10:10 |
Questions and answers with Cathy Daffada and colleagues
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| 10:20 |
Interactive discussion: balancing rehabilitation priorities with operational pressures
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| 10:40 |
Screen break
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| Embedding a Home First ethos | |
| 10:50 |
Rehabilitation-led discharge pathways in practice: delivering a Home First approach
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| 11:20 |
Questions and answers with Cathy Daffada and colleagues
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| 11:30 |
Interactive discussion: barriers to adopting a Home First culture
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| 11:50 |
Case study insights: mapping a patient journey across acute, virtual ward and community settings
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| 12:20 |
Questions and answers with Cathy Daffada and colleagues
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| 12:30 |
Lunch break
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| Decision-making in complex discharge | |
| 1:00 |
Difficult decision-making: patient autonomy vs risk in discharge planning
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| 1:30 |
Multidisciplinary working and consistent messaging: making the right decision as a team
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| 2:00 |
Questions and answers with Cathy Daffada and colleagues
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| 2:10 |
Case study scenario discussion: Responding to complex discharge dilemmas
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| 2:30 |
Screen break
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| Best practice rehabilitation pathways | |
| 2:40 |
Examining successful rehabilitation models: supporting complex discharge needs
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| 3:10 |
Questions and answers with Cathy Daffada and colleagues
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| 3:20 |
Group exercise: Identifying transferable ideas for your own settings
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| 3:40 |
Close of workshop
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Cathy Daffada and colleagues from North Bristol NHS Trust bring extensive experience across discharge planning, patient flow and integrated care pathways, sharing practical insights to help you strengthen your Home First approaches, improve patient flow and support rehabilitation-led discharge across acute and community services.
Associate Director for Integrated Discharge
North Bristol NHS Trust
Discount policy: Only one offer applies per booking
Commercial places are available, please contact Vanessa Jarman for further information
Booking across different events?
If you and/or your colleagues are planning to attend different events, you can still take advantage of the colleague rate or fourth place FREE by combining eligible bookings across events with the same pricing structure.
If you are booking multiple attendees on one or across different events and would like help arranging your booking, please email our delegate support team or call 01732 897788 for further details.
In-house training
Available as a bespoke course to teams of 25 people or more. Please do contact us if you would like this training delivered exclusively to your team, with the content developed to drill into the specific needs of your service. Please contact:
You can reserve a no-obligation place whilst you apply for funding
If your funding has not yet been secured or you would like to hold your place with no obligation whilst waiting for your study leave to be approved, you can reserve your place with us. Please at SBK Healthcare with your details:
Alternatively you can make a confirmed booking by emailing the above information to the bookings team
Once you have booked your place, SBK Healthcare will correspond with you using the email address you provided at the time of booking. Within one week of the online training taking place, you will be sent final details of the course including a full agenda, programme timings and your Zoom joining instructions. This email will include a joining link that can be used to access the course.
If you have not received your email two days before your event, do check your junk folder then contact SBK Healthcare on 01732 897788.
Practice sessions are available. If you would like to attend a zoom practice session before the event takes place, please let us know by emailing bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk . You will have the opportunity to meet an SBK Healthcare staff member who will ensure you are able to access zoom, that your camera and microphone work and you are fully set-up for the day. This is optional but if you do wish to attend, please use the same device that you plan to use on the day.
On the day, when registration starts, you will be able to join the course by initially entering a waiting room when there may be a short wait. The forum will include screen breaks, as well as topic themed interactive sessions which will take place in the breakout rooms.
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Certification of attendance
A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every fully registered participant who completes the course, as a record of your continuing professional training and development.
Registration fees
You will be sent an instant payment option or invoice on registration. Your payment is required in advance. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, and you are not able to provide a PO or proof of payment, you will be asked to make a credit or debit card payment on the day.
Modify registration
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Cancellations and substitutions
A full refund of fees will be made only for cancellations received within the first 48 hours of the booking being made. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing and sent to the SBK Healthcare Team . Should you need to cancel your registration after this date, the registration fee remains payable in its entirety although a substitution will be accepted and conference documentation will be provided. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.
Event changes
It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavour to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavour to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.
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Connect with peers improving rehabilitation-led discharge and home-first care
This workshop offers an opportunity to connect with occupational therapists, physiotherapists and rehabilitation professionals from across the UK, share experiences and explore practical approaches to improving discharge pathways and home-first care within pressured health and care systems. Designed for:
If you have a team that is 25 people or more, you can have a bespoke course delivered online to your team alone. Please contact Sarah Kemm or telephone 01732 897788.
Since 2006, SBK Healthcare has delivered interactive online forums and webinars for NHS managers, nurses and clinicians across the UK and Ireland.
Discover what previous attendees have said about their experiences:
“The whole day was excellent”
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
“Really well organised. No technical glitches which often make online learning difficult”
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
“All topics covered extremely well. A lot to think about and take away to hopefully improve the service our patients receive”
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
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