Improving care transfers for homeless patients after hospital discharge: a realist evaluation

• Main Authors: Michelle Cornes (Author), Robert W Aldridge (Author), Elizabeth Biswell (Author), Richard Byng (Author), Michael Clark (Author), Graham Foster (Author), James Fuller (Author), Andrew Hayward (Author), Nigel Hewett (Author), Alan Kilmister (Author), Jill Manthorpe (Author), Joanne Neale (Author), Michela Tinelli (Author), Martin Whiteford (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In 2013, 70% of people who were homeless on admission to hospital were discharged back to the street without having their care and support needs addressed. In response, the UK government provided funding for 52 new specialist homeless hospital discharge schemes. This study employed RAMES...