Transporting patients home
Kate May Staff nurse in accident and emergency care, Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust
An audit of transport home for patients discharged from an emergency department reveals that a lack of standards leads to long delays, says KATE MAY
At the Royal Gwent Hospital, which is part of Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust, the service quality of same-day discharge transport from the emerg ency department (ED) has long been a source of frustration for staff and patients.
Emergency Nurse.
16, 9, 26-29.
doi: 10.7748/en2009.02.16.9.26.c6847
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