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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: 01 December 2015

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Tools and resources

Tools to help you put the guidance into practice.

Implementation support

  • Measuring the use of NICE guidance: NICEimpact dementia  
  • 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 PDF 664 KB 04 August 2016  

Education

  • Vlog: Hospital discharge planning (NICE/SCIE March 2019)  
  • Webinar: Developing effective intermediate care services that make a difference to people’s lives (NICE/SCIE January 2018)  
  • Quick guide: Moving between hospital and home, including care homes - for registered managers of care homes and home care  

Audit and service improvement

  • Baseline assessment tool Excel 502 KB 01 December 2015  

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