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Five essays on emergency pathways : a study of acute admissions to London hospitals

Author:

Morrell, David C., Armstrong, David, Green, Judith, Jankowski, Raymond, Bartholomew, Jenny, Mandalia, Sundhiya, Britten, Nicky, King's Fund Commission on the Future of Acute Services in London (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Jenkins, Clare, King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London), Shaw, Adrienne, Savill, Rebakah, and Gelder, Fiona

Publication date:

1994

Abstract:

In 1992 the King's Fund Commission published a report `London health care 2010 : changing the future of services in the capital'. This report was unable to describe in any detail the actual delivery of acute medical care in London. This required a more indepth study of care based on ...
Seamless care or patchwork quilt? : discharging patients from acute hospital care

Author:

King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London) and Marks, Linda

Publication date:

1994

Abstract:

The author considers discharge policy and practice in the UK which is aiming for a goal of seamless care. Chapter 2 summarises three areas of discharge related research: the experiences of elderly people and their carers; difficulties for those whose task is to manage acute beds; and communication between hospital ...