Improving discharge
This section contains examples of good practice and tools that will assist in Implementing change to ensure improvement.
 | Title: Mental health community care Published: September 2006 Summary: Community Care (Delayed discharges) Act 2003. Legislation introduced the system of reimbursement on a ‘per day’ basis for delays in hospital where patients are fit for discharge but unable to be discharged due to social services (SS) being unable to provide assessment and provision of community care services as the sole reason for delay. |
 | Title: Discharge policy Published: February 2005 Summary: Discharge planning policy and procedure (for in-patients not on ICPA). This document incorporates the good practice discharge procedures for all services, however for Mental Health Services the Care Programme Approach Policy is the key working document for discharge. |