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A discharge protocol
— can it make a difference? | | Author(s) | Jeanette Shippen, Julie Young, Tony Woods |
| Journal title | Journal of Dementia Care, vol 19, no 6, November/December 2011 |
| Publisher | Hawker Publications, November/December 2011 |
| Pages | pp 26-29 |
| Source | www.careinfo.org |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Behaviour disorders ; Patients ; Discharge [hospitals] ; Care homes ; Planning [admin] ; Standards of provision ; Case studies ; Northumberland. |
| Annotation | This article outlines a practice development initiative undertaken by the staff on Druridge Ward, a 24 patient unit for people with dementia who present with complex challenging behaviour, part of the Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. The discharge protocol aims to ensure that all patients discharged from a ward to a care home are discharged in a safe and timely manner that meets the needs of themselves and their families. This article presents how the process was evaluated, and describes the benefits of the discharge protocol that has been created. It also features a case study of successful discharge planning. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130322248 A |
| Classmark | EA: EP: LF: LD:QKJ: KW: QA6: 583: 69P: 8NU |
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