DELAYED IN HOSPITAL

DELAYED IN HOSPITAL

A survey in the hospitals of the Leeds and Otley area of patients who would ordinarily have been discharged but were still in hospital seven days later revealed a waste of beds, skill, and money. Routine registers relating to the discharge of patients, greater use of hostels, and a greater awareness...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 1967-01, Vol.290 (7506), p.89-91
Hauptverfasser: Macphail, AngusN, Bradshaw, D.B.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
England
Hospital Administration
Hospitalization
Humans
Middle Aged
Statistics as Topic
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Zusammenfassung:A survey in the hospitals of the Leeds and Otley area of patients who would ordinarily have been discharged but were still in hospital seven days later revealed a waste of beds, skill, and money. Routine registers relating to the discharge of patients, greater use of hostels, and a greater awareness of the increasing pressure of geriatric cases on hospital accommodation would help to overcome the present waste.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(67)92075-2