Audit in practice: planning for discharge from hospital.
In this discussion of audit, the authors describe a pilot study on discharge planning. They review existing literature on discharge planning and outline how the results and lessons of the pilot study will help develop a full audit and quality cycle in the future.
Nixon
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Wigan & Leigh Health Services NHS Trust.
Whitter
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Stitt
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D006801:Humans; D009731:Nursing Audit / Q000379:methods*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010865:Pilot Projects