...M Godfrey; J Townsend 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...

...Christine Paley This paper considers the impact of reimbursement on delayed transfers and whole‐systems planning. The paper argues that making hospital discharge work with the focus only on the interface between health and social care will have limited and short‐term results. More radical cultural...