Description |
1 online resource (433 pages) |
Contents |
Cover; Prelims; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; Introduction; SECTION 1: The fundamentals of discharge practice; Chapter 1 What is best practice for timely discharge?; Chapter 2 How senior nurses can maintain strategic organisational momentum in safe discharge practice; Chapter 3 Implementation of nurse-facilitated discharge from hospital; Chapter 4 Safeguarding issues for the transfer of patients; SECTION 2: The UK perspective on discharge policy and practice; Chapter 5 Discharge policy and practice in England; Chapter 6 Reforming discharge services in western Ireland |
Summary |
Following on from the very popular first book 'Nurse Facilitated Hospital Discharge''In these challenging economic times, with change and cost saving being predominant features in the NHS, I offer you, the reader, a thought: "The faster the speed at which you travel, the further ahead you need to look", to adapt current practice, and align it to future needs, to deliver value for money.'Liz LeesTimely Discharge From Hospital is aimed at practitioners working in acute, community, intermediate and ambulatory care settings; all areas of practice are featured. Each section is arranged in themes bu |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Hospitals -- Admission and discharge -- Great Britain
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Hospital utilization -- Length of stay -- Great Britain
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Hospital utilization -- Length of stay.
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Hospitals -- Admission and discharge.
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Great Britain.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781907830556 |
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1907830553 |
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