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Volume 17, Issue 1
1 February 2009
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Review Article| February 01 2009

Delayed Hospital Discharge in England and Scotland: A Comparative Study of Policy and Implementation Available to Purchase

M Godfrey;
M Godfrey
Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds
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J Townsend
Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 2042-8685
Print ISSN: 1476-9018
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2009
Journal of Integrated Care (2009) 17 (1): 26–36.
https://doi.org/10.1108/14769018200900005

Delayed hospital discharge has long been of policy interest in the UK. This paper presents findings from a comparative study of policy and approaches to implementation of reimbursement, in England, and Joint Action Planning, in Scotland, designed to tackle the problem of delayed hospital discharge.

Keywords:
Delayed Discharge, Reimbursement, Partnership, Policy Implementation
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