She commented: "Home First sounds like an interesting and workable solution. "Patient Voice feels that in principle this is an excellent plan. "No-one wants to stay in hospital any longer than they need to. "However, what about the patients who live alone? "These people are fiercely independent and very hesitant to ask friends and neighbours to do their shopping, come in on a regular basis, or even move in for a while to help. "This is a considerable worry and we hope that Oxfordshire County Council will take these concerns into consideration." Ms Pearce-Gervis also argued that community hospitals across the county could be used to fill this gap.