Learning to speak up about hospital failures
Dawne Garrett RCN professional lead for Care of older people
Nurses have a duty to report incidences of poor care when older people are discharged, says Dawne Garrett
The recent Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on discharging older people from acute hospitals in England revealed that rising numbers of patients are remaining in hospital when they are clinically ready to go home.
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doi: 10.7748/ns.30.51.27.s24
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