title: Implementing monitoring and evaluation systems in social work.
abstract: This article focuses on the steps for developing monitoring systems for quality assurance and suggests key criteria and sources of data for evaluating the quality of social work services on an ongoing basis, particularly discharge planning.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Coulton
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012948:Social Work Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*