When does discharge planning work best?
• When all professions work together, communicating consistently with each other, the patient and the patient’s family/carers. • When referrals are timely, convey accurate information and the patient is kept informed. Please be aware that it can take at least three days after we receive the referral to arrange care at home. • When discharge dates are estimated as carefully as possible and used as guidance throughout the discharge process. • When medical/nursing/OT and physio reports are completed carefully and sent to the Social Work Team as soon as possible after they have been requested.
