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Hospital admission and discharge: People who are homeless or living in temporary or insecure accommodation

  • Document type:
    Guidance
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    8 December 2006
  • Primary audience:
    Health and social care professionals
  • Publication format:
    Electronic only
  • Gateway reference:
    7374
  • Pages:
    9
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

This publication relates to guidance to support hospitals, Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), local authorities and the voluntary sector, working in partnership, to develop an effective admission and discharge protocol for people who are not living in settled accommodation. The over arching aim of the protocol will be to ensure that no one is discharged to the streets or inappropriate accommodation.

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