FACILITATING AN EFFECTIVE DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL

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Lees, Liz MSc, BSc, DipN, DipHSM, RGN
Delpino, Rebecca DipN, RGN

Liz Lees, MSc, BSc, DipN, DipHSM, RGN, is consultant nurse, acute medicine, Heartlands Hospital; Rebecca Delpino, DipN, RGN, is sister and discharge project leader, Solihull Hospital; both at Heart of England Foundation Trust, Birmingham.

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Nursing Times 103(29):p 30-31, July 17, 2007.

ABSTRACT

Lees, L., Delpino, R. (2007) Facilitating an effective discharge from hospital. Nursing Times; 103: 29, 30-31. During January 2007 a discharge project was set up to improve multidisciplinary team communication and coordination of patients' progress through the discharge process. The project involved a local agreement to adjust the information on the ward's central patient location board to include relevant discharge information. This article details the development of the board and the early results, and looks at the implications for clinical practice.