title: Rise in readmissions blamed on poor discharge planning.
abstract: THE NUMBER of older people in England being readmitted to hospital after discharge has risen sharply, according to the newly merged charity Age Concern and Help the Aged. A report by the charity, published last month, found 150,000 people aged over 75 were readmitted to hospital as an emergency within one month of discharge in 2006/07. This was an increase by 2,000 readmissions since the previous year.