Learning objectives
This module will give practical advice on how to discharge patients effectively and avoid readmissions, covering:
- Planning discharge before admission
- Ensuring patients get an individualised discharge plan
- Paying special attention to patients admitted frequently
- Scrutinising medication regimes at discharge
- Arranging follow-up in primary care
Author
Dr Martyn Diaper is a GP in Winchester, Hampshire, and a member of the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement Teaching Faculty.
