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Delayed discharge: we need to fix the wait for take-home drugs
All too often, a delay to patient discharge can be traced to the pharmacy. With acute beds at a premium, isn’t it time we made the process smoother?
All too often, a delay to patient discharge can be traced to the pharmacy. With acute beds at a premium, isn’t it time we made the process smoother?
‘Is that Ms Bates? This is ward 7. Just to say that your relative is ready for collection.’
I envisioned my aunt sitting in her dressing gown on a conveyor belt, clutching her discharge letter and her bottle of Lucozade and me exchanging her for a numbered ticket.
Consigned to another night on the ward
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