Delivering exceptionally safe transitions of care to older people: a qualitative study of multidisciplinary staff perspectives

• Main Authors: Ruth Baxter (Author), Rosemary Shannon (Author), Jenni Murray (Author), Jane K. O'Hara (Author), Laura Sheard (Author), Alison Cracknell (Author), Rebecca Lawton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Transitions of care are often risky, particularly for older people, and shorter hospital stays mean that patients can go home with ongoing care needs. Most previous research has focused on fundamental system flaws, however, care generally goes right far more often than it goes wr...