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Care Homes NHS Lothian | Our Services

Discharges to Care Homes and Care at Home

The quality improvement team for Care Homes and Primary Care Settings have been working with acute services, Care Homes and Care at Home to improve the quality of discharges from hospital.

Resources for Care Homes

Flowchart: Raising a concern about a discharge

Form: Raising a concern about a discharge

Resources for Care at Home

Flowchart: Raising a concern about a discharge

Recources for discharging areas

Video:
Discharging to a Care Home

Day of Discharge Checklist

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Page updated July 2025 AP & HS

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