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Getting home

Getting home is a huge step on the road to recovery. While it is often an enormous relief to be back home, some may find the first few weeks a bit of an emotional rollercoaster in terms of readjusting to everyday life. In this section, we've provided some general information and advice on the common physical and psychological issues you might face, what you can do to help the recovery process along, and the types of help that might be available to you and your family after you get home. We've also included a few short pieces on other people's experience, which we hope you will find helpful. 

 

 

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Web Link: Medical information: Patient.co.uk

This link will take you to the Patient.co.uk website. There is a huge amount of easily understandable and trustworthy general information and advice on health issues and general wellbeing. There are also blogs and forums where you can hear more about other peoples' experiences.

Web Link: Medication passport: free app

This link will take you to the Apple itunes store, where you can download a medication "passport" to your phone or tablet. The app was developed by the NHS and is free. It is designed to help you keep track of, and understand your medications, including any changes made by your doctor.

Web Link: Memory loss following a ICU admission (FICM video)

It is very common for patients who have been seriously ill to report that they are more forgetful. It usually affects short-term memory, for examples, forgetting conversations from the morning or when you walk into a room you cannot remember why you went there. For older patients, memory difficulties often can affect daily life before ICU and after critical illness this can get worse. These memory problems will improve over time, but it can takes several months to 1-2 years and...

External Video: Memory loss video - Headway

Our Memory loss after brain injury animation was produced in response to the findings of our survey, and aims to raise awareness of this complex effect of brain injury. It tells the story of Tony, a father who sustained a brain injury in a car accident. After waking from a coma, he didn’t recognise his family and closest friends. Although, very few patients come to ICU at Guy's and St Thomas's with a brain injury, it is well recognised that many patients suffer with...

Web Link: Memory service (Southwark and Lambeth) MIND

Memory difficulties after critical illness are common and can last beyond the 1st year back home. There are community and hospital based services to help assess and management these memory issues. In the community, there is Lambeth and Southwark Mind who: work across both boroughs to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our peer support groups to an information line. Our mission is, to provide free,...

Document: Memory testing - Montreal Cognitive Assessment test

Patient - Family brochure from the Montreal Cognitive Assessment testing www.http://www.mocatest.org

Web Link: Mobility aids

This NHS webpage gives you more information about mobility aids

Web Link: Motability

Motability is a charity in the United Kingdom. It oversees Motability Operations Ltd, which runs the Motability Scheme intended to enable disabled people, their families and their carers to lease a new car (perhaps with adaptations), scooter or powered wheelchair, using their disability benefit.

Web Link: My possible self App

My possible self is an NHS-approved app. It features different techniques to try to help with your mental health, reminders to take breaks, and information on aspects such as sleep.

Web Link: NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression

The NHS Talking Therapies, for anxiety and depression programme (formerly known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, IAPT) was developed to improve the delivery of, and access to, evidence-based, NICE recommended, psychological therapies for depression and anxiety disorders within the NHS. From small beginnings in 2008, the programme has steadily grown so that nearly 1.2 million people were able to access services in 2021/22. This expansion was the result of training and...