“When can I go home?” Partnership hospital programme providing answers to fundamental question
A programme based on providing clear answers to a fundamental patient question has gone live in NHS Lanarkshire’s three acute hospitals. The planned date of discharge (PDD) programme aims to establish a clear date of when someone will go home (or to a community...
Podcast with Ewan Summers: Planned Date of Discharge with Marianne Hayward
When people are admitted to hospital, one of the first questions often asked is ‘when am I getting home?’. Planned date of discharge (PDD) allows for that question to be answered. The key feature of PDD is multi-disciplinary teams of health and care professionals...
