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Improving discharge: the role of the discharge co-ordinator

26 August 1998

Nursing Standard

Care of older people

As the population ages, more and more people, especially those aged 85 years and over, have continuing healthcare needs (Audit Commission 1996). Increasingly, these...

Assessing the impact of delayed discharge on acute care

07 February 1996

Nursing Standard

Management

Acute hospital beds are an expensive and scarce resource for which there is a high demand. It is, therefore, important that such resources are used effectively and...

Community-led services for mental health care: a study

02 July 1997

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This paper reports findings from a study into the effects of relocating untrained personnel from the hospital into the community, over a nine-month period. The study...