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Getting better? — inspection of hospital discharge (care management) arrangements for older people
Author(s)	David Horne
Corporate Author	Social Care Group, Social Services Inspectorate - SSI, Department of Health - DoH
Publisher	Department of Health, London, 1998
Pages	71 pp (CI.98.11)
Source	DH Stores, PO Box 410, Wetherby LS23 7LN.
Keywords	Admission [hospitals] ; Social Services Departments ; Health Authorities and Trusts ; Coordination ; Inspection.
Annotation	This inspection of discharge arrangements of eight local authorities follows up inspections reported by the Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) in 1995, `Moving on' and `Moving on: a further year'. The report looks at social service departments' (SSDs) role in inter-disciplinary assessment, care planning, and rehabilitation. Findings are also presented regarding: referral; user and carer involvement and satisfaction; review; information for users, carers, staff and managers; strategic agreements; and settling disputes. Examples of good practice are given. Overall, discharge arrangements were found to be improving. However, co-ordination and communication between community-based health or social services staff remained limited. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-980929203 B
Classmark	LD:QKH: PF: L4A: QAJ: 3U
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