title: Discharge planning. Armchair fan.
abstract: The establishment of a discharge lounge is believed to have reduced pressure on beds in the wards. All adult wards refer patients to the lounge, where the average wait is two hours. The establishment of the lounge has reduced delays for ambulance crews who no longer have to collect patients from several areas of the hospital. Running costs for the first year were 30,000 Pounds. An agreement with the hospital pharmacy has been pivotal to the success of the scheme.
authors.affiliation: Poole Hospital Trust.
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cowdell
authors.forename: Beckle
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lees
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wade
mesh_terms: D001513:Beds / Q000600:supply & distribution; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D015285:Hospital-Patient Relations; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010354:Patient Escort Service; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom