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1028169
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b782539
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| Main Entry
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Glasby, Jon.
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| Title & Author
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Hospital discharge : : integrating health and social care /\ Jon Glasby.
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| Publication Statement
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Abingdon :: Radcliffe Medical Press,, ©2003.
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160 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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1857759796
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: 9781857759792
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-150) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- The policy framework: 1945-1990 -- The policy framework: the 1990s and beyond -- Research findings I -- Research findings II -- Possible solutions -- Conclusion.
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| Abstract
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"This clear and concise guide examines the reasons for difficulties of hospital discharge and considers the possible solutions. It provides a comprehensive overview of policy frameworks, practice issues and research findings, highlighting the range of problematic hospital discharge that can occur. Current health and social policies are evaluated, and typical individual, organisational and structural barriers are examined." "It is invaluable for all those who have to make informed decisions regarding hospital discharge, including doctors, nursing managers and healthcare managers throughout primary and secondary care, as well as social care managers and staff, and policy makers and shapers."--BOOK JACKET.
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Hospitals-- Admission and discharge-- Great Britain.
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Hospitals-- Government policy-- Great Britain.
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Hospitals-- Admission and discharge.
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Hospitals-- Government policy.
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Patient Discharge.
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Community Health Services.
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Health Policy.
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Hospital Administration.
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Interinstitutional Relations.
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Social Work.
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Great Britain.
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United Kingdom.
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.110941
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| LC Classification
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RA971.8.G53 2003
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| NLM classification
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2003 D-662
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WX 158G548h 2003
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