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Transition between inpatient hospital settings and community or care home settings for adults with social care needs: NG27
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Place of publication:
- London
Guideline providing good practice advice on transfer from hospital settings and community or care homes for adults with social care needs. The guideline aims to improve people's experience of admission to, and discharge from, hospital by better coordination of health and social care services. It provides recommendations on the overarching principles of person-centred care, communication and information sharing. Recommendations also cover: before admission to hospital, admission to hospital, during hospital stay, discharge from hospital, supporting the infrastructure and training and development. Specific recommendations highlight: the importance of care planning before admission to hospital; using a hospital-based multi-disciplinary team to support admission to hospital; regularly reviewing and updating the person’s progress towards discharge during their hospital stay; the role of the discharge coordinator in planning discharge from hospital; ensuring that local community health, social care and voluntary sector services are available to support people when they are discharged from hospital; and training and development for people involved in the hospital discharge process. The guidelines are especially relevant for commissioners of hospital, care home and home care services. (Edited publisher abstract)