Key factors impeding discharge planning in hospital social work

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1-27

  McAlynn, Maura ^a   McLaughlin, John ^b  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community care; Continuing education; Discharge planning; Hospital social work; Northern Ireland

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; FAMILY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FAMILY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NORTHERN IRELAND; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 68149163161     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v46n03_01     Document Type: Article

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