Hospital Discharge: Integrating Health and Social Care

Citation

(2003), "Hospital Discharge: Integrating Health and Social Care", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 16 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa.2003.06216dae.004

Hospital Discharge: Integrating Health and Social Care

Hospital Discharge: Integrating Health and Social Care

Glasby, J.Radcliffe Medical Press2003ISBN 1 85775 979 6

Inefficient and inappropriate discharges of patients from hospitals are a major problem for hospitals, social services and primary care. Hospital Discharge examines the reasons for difficulties of hospital discharge and considers the possible solutions. It provides a comprehensive overview of policy frameworks, practice issues and research findings, highlighting the range of problematic hospital discharges that can occur. Current health and social policies are evaluated, and typical individual, organisational and structural barriers are examined.