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

  • Quality standard
  • Reference number: QS136
  • Published:  01 December 2016
  • Quality standard
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  1. Education
  2. Implementation support
  3. Audit and service improvement
  4. Guidance into practice

Tools and resources

Tools and resources to help you put the guidance into practice.

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

Implementation support

  • How to use quality standards

  • Endorsed resource – eDischarge Summary Standard

  • Measuring the use of NICE guidance

  • Implementation resources

Audit and service improvement

  • Quality standard service improvement template (Excel 1.18 MB)

    Published:
    04 March 2025

Guidance into practice

  • About the Into practice guide

  • Practical steps to improving the quality of care and services using NICE guidance

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