The inter-relation between policy and practice for transitions from hospital to home: an ethnographic case study in England’s National Health Service
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Background Poorly managed transitions from hospital to home for elderly patients with complex needs (commonly referred to as patient discharge) often exacerbate detriments to health and function associated with acute inpatient hospital stays. The English National Health Service introduced the Community Care (Delayed Discharges) Act in 2003 to improve the transition process, but the ways in which this policy is interpreted and applied in actual contexts of health and social care remain underexplored using qualitative methodologies. The purpose of this study was to understand the complex interrelationship between policies related to discharge from hospital and the practice of helping older people transition from hospital to home in London, United Kingdom.
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