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Transition between inpatient hospital settings and community or care home settings for adults with social care needs

NICE guideline [NG27] Published date: December 2015

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Tools and resources

Tools to help you put the guidance into practice.

Implementation support

  • NICEimpact adult social care
  • Measuring the use of NICE guidance
  • Endorsed resource – eDischarge Summary Standard
  • Improving how community and hospital-based staff work together to ensure coordinated, person-centred support 04 August 2016   PDF 663.92 KB

Education

  • Quick guide: Moving between hospital and home, including care homes

Audit and service improvement

  • Baseline assessment tool 01 December 2015   Excel 501.5 KB

Resource impact

  • Costing statement 01 December 2015   PDF 410.13 KB

Shared learning

  • Shared learning information

Related news

  • NICE guidance can reduce delays in hospital discharge raised by critical report

Research recommendations

  • Research recommendations information

Guidance into practice

  • About the Into practice guide
  • Practical steps to improving the quality of care and services using NICE guidance