Timely discharge from hospital / edited by Liz Lees.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lees, Liz.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hospital utilization--Length of stay--Great Britain.

Hospital utilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cumbria : M&K Pub., 2012.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

section 1. The fundamentals of discharge practice

section 2. The UK perspective on discharge policy and practice

section 3. Multi-professional discharge practice considerations

section 4. Education for discharge planning

section 5. Discharge practice case studies.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-76927-0

9781907830550

9786613680044

1-907830-55-3

OCLC:

793166821