Paisley hospital handing out food and fuel to get patients home

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Patients of the Royal Alexandra Hospital are being given food and fuel vouchers to allow them to be discharged from hospital as the full extent of the cost-of-living crisis is laid bare.NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has confirmed it is offering people support with energy bills and food in a bid to help them recover from ill health at home and free up beds for patients waiting in A&E.The health board told the Express this week that its new Energy Crisis Response Service is targeted at patients receiving care in acute and mental health services.However support will be made available for anyone in crisis.The initiative sees ward staff identify patients who need help with home energy costs so that they can return home safely without the worry of living in a cold, damp home and the health complications that come with that.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies. Available on both Android and Apple.

D ownload here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocial Not only supporting the wellbeing of patients, the service will also free up hospital beds by getting people home more quickly.Anna Baxendale, head of health improvement at NHSGGC, said: “Fuel bills are a huge challenge for all of us at the