Reaching the summit of discharge summaries: a quality improvement project
Background Discharge summaries need to be completed in a timely manner, to improve communication between primary and secondary care, and evidence suggests that delays in discharge summary completion can lead to patient harm.Following a hospital health and safety review due to the sheer backlog of no...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2021-03-01
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Series: | BMJ Open Quality |
Online Access: | https://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/10/1/e001142.full |