patient discharge
Achieving timely ‘simple’ discharge from hospital: A toolkit for the multi-disciplinary team
Hospital discharge for frail older people: a literature review with practice case studies
Reimbursement in practice: the last piece of the jigsaw?
Adding life to years : report of the Expert Group on Healthcare of Older People
Report providing an overview of the major health problems of older people and their journey of care. It also looks into the question of possible age discrimination in NHS Scotland, points to examples of good practice and makes recommendations for improvements.
Prevention of homelessness guidance
Document summarising the statutory duties of local authorities in Scotland with regard to preventing homelessness. It outlines the actions which local authorities should take to stop homelessness occurring and recurring.
Care on a general hospital ward
The Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading care and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers. They produce information and advice sheets to support those affected by dementia. People with dementia may be admitted to general hospital wards either as part of a planned procedure such as a cataract operation or following an accident such as a fall. Carers often worry about how their friend or relative will cope in such a strange environment. This advice sheet suggests ways that carers may be able to help.
Involving individual older patients and their carers in the discharge process from acute to community care : implications for intermediate care
Paper summarising the policy literature and research concerning the ways, benefits and problems of involving patients in the planning of discharge to community or intermediate care.