In the spotlight ‘A role in which every day matters’: how discharge to assess is improving outcomes for people and job satisfaction for practitioners Photo: Photographee.eu/Adobe Stock The Herts Valley integrated hospital discharge service is looking for social workers and community care officers interested in diverse roles that enable them to advocate for patients and support them back to independence “If you see a person in hospital, it’s quite difficult to get a sense of who they are and what their strengths are,” says Beth Appleton, team manager for the Watford General Hospital integrated hospital discharge team. “When they’re home, they are in their own clothes, in their armchair, so you can build up that relationship and start working towards their outcomes.”