title: Ensuring the safe discharge of older patients from hospital.
abstract: John Tingle, Reader in Health Law at Nottingham Trent University, discusses two reports that consider hospital discharge, the failures that they highlight and recommendations to improve care for older patients.
authors.affiliation: Reader in Health Law at Nottingham Trent University.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tingle
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003142:Communication; D005190:Family; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D061214:Patient Safety; D012947:Social Work; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom