Transition between community or care home and inpatient mental health settings: care pathway

Author:
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
Publisher:
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Publication year:
2016
Place of publication:
London

Interactive care pathway covering admissions and discharges between mental health acute hospital settings and community or care home settings for children, young people and adults of all ages. The pathway covers overarching principles for good transition, assessment, coordinating care, planning for hospital admission and discharge, out-of-area admissions, reducing-readmissions, and patient and service user experience in adult NHS and mental health services. It brings together all relevant NICE guidance, quality standards and other NICE information. (Edited publisher abstract)

Subject terms:
care pathways, mental health services, mental health problems, hospital admission, hospital discharge, assessment, service transitions, care planning;
Location(s):
England
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