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Hospital discharge. Smooth passage
J Bridges1, J Meyer, D Davidson
1St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery, City University.
The Health Service Journal
|October 28, 1999
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.