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British Journal of Social Work 2004 34(8):1189-1197; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bch136
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British Journal of Social Work Vol. 34 No. 8 © BASW Trading Ltd 2004 all rights reserved

Research Note

Show Me the Way to go Home: A Narrative Review of the Literature on Delayed Hospital Discharges and Older People

Jon Glasby, Rosemary Littlechild and Kathryn Pryce

Dr Jon Glasby is a senior lecturer and Head of Health and Social Care Partnerships at the University of Birmingham’s Health Services Management Centre.

Rosemary Littlechild is a lecturer in social work at the University of Birmingham’s Institute of Applied Social Studies.

Kathryn Pryce is a social worker and a researcher at the University of Birmingham.

Correspondence to Jon Glasby, Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham, Park House, 40 Edgbaston Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2RT, UK. E-mail J.Glasby{at}bham.ac.uk

Summary

This Research Note reports findings from a narrative review of the literature on the rate and cause of delayed hospital discharge in the UK. In addition to summarizing our knowledge to date in this important area, the Research Note raises a series of questions about aspects of current hospital discharge policy and practice (and in particular, the recent reimbursement policy to charge social services departments for delayed discharges).

Keywords: delayed hospital discharge, reimbursement, partnership working, health and social care


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