Hospital Discharge: Integrating Health And Social Care
Hospital Discharge: Integrating Health And Social Care By Glasby
2003 | 176 Pages | ISBN: 1857759796 | PDF | 1 MB
2003 | 176 Pages | ISBN: 1857759796 | PDF | 1 MB
Inefficient and inappropriate discharges of patients from hospitals is a major problem for hospitals, social services and primary care. This title examines the reasons for these difficulties and considers possible solutions, providing a comrehensive overview of policy frameworks, practice issues and research findings. Key research studies throughout the text highlight the range of problematic hospital discharges and current health and social policies are evaluated against a framework based on individual, organizational and structural barriers.