Delayed hospital discharge
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Policies for reducing delayed discharge from hospital.
INTRODUCTION Delayed discharge from acute hospital has been a cause of concern for the last 10 years. Older people with complex health needs are particularly vulnerable to delayed discharge with negative consequences for their health and wellbeing. SOURCE OF DATA Review of the literature on the impact of the Community Care (Delayed Discharge) Act (2003) and subsequent policy initiatives on de...
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate and describe the non-justified discrepancies found on reconciling chronic medication prescribed to patients when discharged from hospital. Secondly, the impact of the reconciliation process is evaluated by assessing the seriousness of the discrepancies. DESIGN Cality study. SETTING Short Stay Medical Unit in Elda General Hospital, Alicante, Spain. PARTICIPANTS All pa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1470-2118,1473-4893
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.1-6-518