Making effective use of predicted discharge dates to reduce the length of stay in hospital
Webber-Maybank, M.; Luton, H.
Nursing Times 105(15): 12-13
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0954-7762 PMID: 19475792 Document Number: 630858
This article outlines an initiative by nursing staff in the elective orthopaedic department at Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust to improve discharge planning for all patients on the ward. It describes how renewed focus on the predicted discharge date among multidisciplinary teams and patients themselves increased the proportion of patients who went home by or before their target date and reduced the average length of stay.