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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 ...