Lots of things can be done to bring forward discharge by a few hours, which makes a massive difference to those waiting on trolleys or hoping to get their op. The discharge paperwork may not be sexy, but it has a bigger impact on health than ordering another CT scan- so do it 1st
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And if you wanted to make a bigger impact still... ...your hospital should be actively exploring options for out of hospital medication supply on discharge...
NHS Hospitals: Do you want to save 142 mins per patient on the day of hospital discharge, thereby systematically improving bed turnaround & patient flow? 💊🛏🏥
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The pharmacy team would be delighted! We do have the option to give patients an FP10HP to take to their community pharmacy but it’s not suitable for all.
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A lot of NHS Trusts have introduced pharmcy transcribers. The pharmacist write the medication side of the discharge summaries to allow these to be processed in the morning or the day before discharge.
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