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Stress of sending patients home
Sending patients home: we need capacity to assess patients properly
BMJ 2019; 365 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l4229 (Published 19 June 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;365:l4229- Vedamurthy Adhiyaman, geriatrician
- Glan Clwyd Hospital, Rhyl LL18 5UJ, UK
- adhiyamanv{at}yahoo.co.uk
Every clinician who deals with patients at the frontline understands the stress associated with discharge decisions.1 Even though discharge facilitating teams work hard to send patients home, they still rely on a clinical decision.
Adverse events after discharge or the decision not to refer from primary care to secondary …
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