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Hospital discharge. Smooth passage

Hospital discharge. Smooth passage
Hospital discharge. Smooth passage
The introduction of care co-ordinators into a medical directorate two years ago has reduced bed blocking and cut length of stay from 8.5 to 5.9 days. All those appointed were already working in the hospital. There have been some tensions over boundaries with nursing and social work
0952-2271
24-25
Bridges, J.
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Meyer, J.
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Davidson, D.
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Harris, J.
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Glynn, M.
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Bridges, J.
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Meyer, J.
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Davidson, D.
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Harris, J.
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Glynn, M.
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Bridges, J., Meyer, J., Davidson, D., Harris, J. and Glynn, M. (1999) Hospital discharge. Smooth passage. Health Service Journal, 109 (5659), 24-25. (PMID:10538742)

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Abstract

The introduction of care co-ordinators into a medical directorate two years ago has reduced bed blocking and cut length of stay from 8.5 to 5.9 days. All those appointed were already working in the hospital. There have been some tensions over boundaries with nursing and social work

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Published date: 17 June 1999
Organisations: Faculty of Health Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 360684
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/360684
ISSN: 0952-2271
PURE UUID: 552b0f3f-e8d9-4907-8b7e-7a1ede7d25c7
ORCID for J. Bridges: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6776-736X

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Last modified: 10 Jan 2022 02:58

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Author: J. Bridges ORCID iD
Author: J. Meyer
Author: D. Davidson
Author: J. Harris
Author: M. Glynn

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