Community Connectors

Community Connectors are based at Lincoln County Hospital and Boston Pilgrim Hospital five days a week.  The team work in partnership with health and social care colleagues in order to assist with patient discharge and help to avoid unnecessary hospital admission.

The team are able to offer impartial information and advice to patients and their carers.  They are able to signpost and refer to appropriate services that may assist with discharge or avoid admission to hospital.

The Community Connector offers the information and guidance required to increase the patients understanding of their options at what can often be a distressing and confusing time.

Our Community Connectors are here to support patients by signposting and referring to the services they want to access, and need, to maintain their physical and mental health by;

• Acting as a single point of contact for patients and their carers
• Provide information, advice and signposting to individuals in order to encourage self-care
• Support by referring patients to appropriate services within health or social care
• Working in partnership with health and social care providers
• Empower patients to remain independent by giving them choice and information