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Trapped in care: Recognising and responding to frailty as a cause of delayed transfers of care
Author(s) -
Walthall Helen,
Dolan Brian,
Jackson Debra
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1111/jocn.14356
Subject(s) - nursing , medline , psychology , medicine , gerontology , political science , law
'Bedblocking' is a term many of us are familiar with. It refers to patients remaining in a hospital bed when they are medically fit to leave because they have nowhere to go or no social support to help them. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.