… This realist synthesis was funded by the National Institute of Health Research as the first
stage of a 2-year comparative study of hospital discharge arrangements for homeless people in …

… discharge coordinator (aimed at ensuring that patients are not discharged back onto the
street… Better discharge planning was also a key element of a 2016 randomised controlled trial at …

… homeless shelter in our community. To characterize the quality of discharge care for this
population, we collected data from hospital records and semi-structured interviews with recently-…

… outcome, as one in three deaths of people in our homeless hospital discharge cohort were
due to common conditions (eg heart disease), which are amenable to timely health care. …

… This paper makes an important contribution to understandings of the connections between
hospital discharge arrangements for homeless people and statutory housing, social work and …

… In order to improve the continuity of care and outcomes for persons who are experiencing
homelessness and being discharged from hospital, a more complete understanding of the …

… the study included homeless people are routinely discharged from acute hospitals into the
… component of a ‘safe discharge’ and coordinated discharge practice can reduce costs for the …

… , and housing and homelessness workers to illustrate the connections between hospital
discharge arrangements for homeless people and community services. This paper found that …

… visit within 30 days of hospital discharge. Most readmissions occurred early after hospital
discharge (53.9% within 1 week, 74.8% within 2 weeks). Discharge to the streets or shelter …

… This is one of the few examples of hospital discharge outcomes for homeless people across
a number of different localities and project models which examine the role of both health …