1,550
Views
13
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Key Factors Impeding Discharge Planning in Hospital Social Work

An Exploratory Study

&
Pages 1-27 | Received 07 Aug 2006, Accepted 07 Mar 2007, Published online: 08 Oct 2008

References

  • Armitage , S. 1994 . Continuing care at the interface of hospital and community nursing services . Australian Council of Community Nursing Services, 7th National Congress Proceedings . 21–23rd September 1994 , Adelaide. A Changing Profession for a Changing Community ,
  • Audit Commission . 1991 . The Virtue of Patients – Making the Best Use of Ward Nursing Resources , London : HMSO .
  • Bradley , G. and Manthorpe , J. 2000 . Working on the fault line , Birmingham : Venture Press/BASW .
  • Bull , M. and Kane , R. 1996 . Gaps in discharge planning . Journal of Applied Gerontology , 15 ( 4 ) : 486 – 500 .
  • Brown , A. 2004 . Specialist Hospital Based Welfare Rights Proposal , Londonderry, Northern Ireland : Foyle Health and Social Services Trust . Unpublished Project Report, (Project details available at http://www.nipec.n-i.nhs.uk
  • Campbell , J. and Mc Laughlin , J. 2000 . The ‘Joined up’ Management of Adult Health and Social Care Services in Northern Ireland: Lessons for the Rest of the UK? . Managing Community Care , 8 ( 5 ) : 6 – 13 .
  • Carr , P. 1993 . Discharge Planning . Home Healthcare Nurse , 11 ( 2 ) : 52 – 53 .
  • Chinmayee , C. , Beallor , G. and Pelle , D. 1988 . “ A Multidisciplinary Approach to Continuing Care Planning ” . In Discharge Planning: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Continuity of Care , Edited by: Volland , P. Maryland : National Health Publishing .
  • Cohen , M. and Gagin , R. 2005 . Can Skill-Development Training Alleviate Burnout in Hospital Social Workers? . Social Work in Health Care , 40 ( 4 ) : 83 – 97 .
  • Curran , P. 1992 . Communication of discharge information for elderly patients in hospital . Ulster Medical Journal , 61 : 56 – 58 .
  • Dane , B. and Chachkes , E. 2001 . The cost of caring for patients with an illness: Contagion to the social worker . Social Work in Health Care , 33 ( 2 ) : 31 – 51 .
  • Davidson , K. 1990 . Social Work in Health Care: A Handbook for Practice Part 1 , New York : The Haworth Press .
  • Davies , M. and Connolly , J. 1995 . Hospital Social Work and Discharge Planning: An Exploratory Study in East Anglia . Health and Social Care in the Community , 3 ( 6 ) : 363 – 371 .
  • Department of Health . 1989 . Discharge of Patients from Hospital , London : HMSO .
  • Department of Health . 2003 . Discharge from Hospital – Pathway, Process and Practice , London : HMSO .
  • Department of Health and Social Services (NI) . 1990 . People First: Community Care in Northern Ireland for the 1990s , Belfast : HMSO .
  • Department of Health and Social Services (SSI) (NI) . 1995 . A Multi-disciplinary Inspection of Assessment and Care Management Arrangements , Belfast : HMSO .
  • Department of Health and Social Services (SSI) (NI) . 1997 . From Hospital to Home: A Multi-disciplinary Inspection of Trust Arrangements for the Discharge of Older People from Hospital to Their Own Home, Residential or Nursing Home Care , Belfast : DHSS .
  • Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (NI) . 2002a . Review of Community Care – First Report , Belfast : HMSO .
  • Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (NI) . 2002b . Scoping Exercise on Hospital Social Work Services in Northern Ireland , Belfast : HMSO .
  • Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (NI) . 2004 . Health and Social Care Comparative for Northern Ireland and Other Countries , Belfast : HMSO .
  • Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (NI) . 2006 . Personal Social Services: Development and Training Strategy 2006–2016 ,
  • Dill , A. 1995 . The ethics of discharge planning for older adults: An ethnographic analysis . Social Science and Medicine , 41 ( 9 ) : 1289 – 99 .
  • Donnelly , J. and King , M. 1990 . Extent and Type of Disagreement about Discharge Planning . Society Page , : 4 – 6 .
  • Dziegielewski , S. 1998 . The changing face of health care social work , New York : Springer .
  • Feather , J. 1993 . Factors in Perceived Hospital Discharge Planning Effectiveness, Social Work in Health Care , 19 ( 1 ) : 1 – 14 .
  • Feldman , R. A. 2001 . Health care and Social work Education in a Changing World . Social Work in Health Care , 34 ( 1/2 ) : 31 – 41 .
  • Glasby , J. , Littlechild , R. and Pryce , K. 2004 . Show Me the Way to Go Home: A Narrative Review of the Literature on Delayed Hospital Discharges and Older People . British Journal of Social Work , 34 : 1189 – 1197 .
  • Hamilton , B. and Vessy , J. 1992 . Paediatric discharge planning . Paediatric Nursing , 18 : 475 – 478 .
  • Heaton , J. , Arksey , H. and Sloper , P. 1999 . Carers experience of hospital discharge and continuing care in the community . Health and Social Care in the Community , 7 ( 2 ) : 91 – 99 .
  • Heenan , D. and Birrell , D. 2006 . The Integration of Health and Social Care: The Lessons for Northern Ireland . Social Policy and Administration , 40 ( 1 ) : 47 – 66 .
  • Herod , J. and Lymbery , M. 2002 . The Social Work Role in Multi-disciplinary Teams . Practice , 14 ( 4 ) : 17 – 27 .
  • Holliman , D. , Dziegielewski , S. and Datta , P. 2001 . Discharge Planning and Social Work Practice . Social Work in Health Care , 32 ( 3 ) : 1 – 19 .
  • Jackson , A. , Johnson , B. , O'Toole , M. and Auslander , G. 2001 . Discharge Planning for Complex Paediatric Cases . Social Work in Health Care , 34 ( 1 ) : 161 – 175 .
  • Jupp , M. and Sims , S. 1986 . Going Home . Nursing Times , 10 : 40 – 42 .
  • Kadushin , G. 1996 . Elderly Hospitalized Patients'Perceptions of the Interaction with the Social Worker During Discharge Planning . Social Work in Health Care , 23 ( 1 ) : 1 – 21 .
  • Kalliath , T. J. and Beck , A. 2001 . Is the path to burnout and turnover paved with by a lack of supervisory support? A structural equations test . New Zealand Journal of Psychology , 30 : 72 – 78 .
  • Kayser , K. , Hansen , P. and Groves , A. 1995 . Evaluating social work practice in a medical settting: How do we meet the challenges of a rapidly changing system? . Research on Social Work Practice , 5 ( 4 ) : 485 – 500 .
  • Keefler , J. , Duder , S. and Lechman , C. 2001 . Predicting Length of Stay in An Acute Care Hospital: The Role of Psychosocial Problems . Social Work in Health Care , 33 ( 2 ) : 1 – 16 .
  • Lechman , C. and Duder , S. 2006 . Psychosocial Severity, Length of Stay and the Role of Social Work Services . Social Work in Health Care , 43 ( 4 ) : 1 – 13 .
  • Lundh , U. and Williams , S. 1997 . The challenges of improving discharge planning in Sweden and the UK: different but the same . Journal of Clinical Nursing , 6 : 35 – 442 .
  • McDonald , A. 1999 . Understanding Community Care: A Guide for Social Workers , London : Macmillan .
  • McGarry , J. 2004 . An audit to consider the validity of introducing a social work assessment into the pre-operative screening for regional orthopaedic surgery as a means of reducing delayed discharge , Northern Ireland : Unpublished Dissertation, Queen's University of Belfast .
  • McKenna , H. , Keeney , S. , Glenn , A. and Gordon , P. 2000 . Discharge Planning: an exploratory study . Journal of Clinical Nursing , 9 : 594 – 601 .
  • McLeod , E. and Bywaters , P. 2000 . Social Work, Health and Equality , London : Routledge .
  • Mailick , M. and Caroff , P. 1996 . Professional social work and health care: Challenges for the Future . Social Work in Health Care , 24 ( 1/2 ) : 1 – 7 .
  • Maramba , P. , Richards , S. and Larrabe , J. 2004 . Discharge Planning Process: Applying a model for evidence-based practice . Journal of Nursing Care Quality , 19 ( 2 ) : 123 – 128 .
  • Marks , L. 1994 . Seamless Care or Patchwork Quilt? Discharge of Patients from Acute Hospital Care , London : Kings Fund Institute .
  • Mitchell , J. , Cuthbert , M. , Porter , M. and Abbot , M. 1993 . A quality partnership: closing the gaps between hospital and the community . Australian Clinical Review , 13 : 39 – 50 .
  • Moody , H. R. 2004 . Hospital Discharge Planning: Carrying Out Orders? . Journal Of Gerontological Social Work , 43 ( 1 ) : 107 – 118 .
  • Pearson , P. , Procter , S. , Wilcockson , J. and Allgar , V. 2004 . The process of hospital discharge for medical patients: a model . Journal of Advanced Nursing , 46 ( 5 ) : 496 – 505 .
  • Pecukonis , E. V. , Cornelius , L. and Parrish , M. 2003 . The Future of Health Social Work . Social Work in Health Care , 37 ( 3 ) : 1 – 15 .
  • Pockett , R. 2003 . Staying in Hospital Social Work . Social work in Health Care , 36 ( 3 ) : 1 – 23 .
  • Proctor , E. , Morrow-Howell , N. , Kitchen , A. and Wang , Y. T. 1995 . Paediatric Discharge Planning: Complications, Efficiency and Adequacy . Social Work in Health Care , 22 ( 1 ) : 1 – 18 .
  • Rachman , R. 1995 . Community Care: changing the role of hospital social work . Health and Social Care in the Community , 3 : 163 – 172 .
  • Ross , J. 1995 . “ Hospital Social Work ” . In Encyclopaedia of Social Work , Edited by: Edwards , R. and Hopps , J. Washington : NASW Press .
  • Semke , J. , VanderWeele , T. and Weatherly , R. 1989 . Delayed Discharges for Medical and Surgical Patients in an Acute Care Hospital . Social Work in Health Care , 14 ( 1 ) : 15 – 31 .
  • Sulman , J. , Savage , D. and Way , S. 2001 . Retooling Social Work Practice for High Volume, Short Stay . Social Work in Health Care , 34 ( 3/4 ) : 315 – 332 .
  • Tennier , L. 1997 . Discharge Planning: An Examination of the Perceptions and Recommendations for Improved Discharge Planning at the Montreal General Hospital . Social Work in Health Care , 26 ( 1 ) : 41 – 60 .
  • Tuzman , L. and Cohen , A. 1992 . Clinical decision making for discharge planning in a changing psychiatric environment . Health and Social Work , 17 ( 4 ) : 299 – 307 .
  • Volland , P. , Berkman , B. , Phillips , M. and Stein , G. 2003 . Social Work Education for Health Care: Addressing Practice Competencies . Social Work in Health Care , 37 ( 4 ) : 1 – 17 .
  • Webb , S. and Levin , E. 2000 . “ Locality and Hospital Based Social Work ” . In Working on the Fault Line , Edited by: Bradley , G. and Manthorpe , J. Birmingham : Venture Press/BASW .
  • Williams , D. and Fritton , P. 1991 . Use of nursing and social services by elderly patients discharged from hospital . British Journal of General Practice , 41 : 72 – 75 .
  • Williams , S. 1997 . Discharge from Hospital: Old Hat and New Perspectives . Evidence , 2 : 1 – 5 .
  • Wolock , I. and Schlesinger , E. 1986 . Social work screening in New Jersey hospitals: progress, problems and implications . Health and Social Work , 11 ( 1 ) : 15 – 24 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.