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- Type 1
The number of patients NHS Grampian hospitals readmits within 48 hours of being discharged early due to staff and bed shortages is three times the national average.
An NHS audit showed figures for patients returning because they still needed care in high-dependency units was more than 6% in its specialist wards.
Early discharge is defined as a transfer “that is not in the best interest of a patient but necessary due to pressure on beds or staffing”.
Around 1,500 patients who left high-dependency units in Grampian in 2016 returned within two days.
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp...-early-discharged-hospital-patients-revealed/
An NHS audit showed figures for patients returning because they still needed care in high-dependency units was more than 6% in its specialist wards.
Early discharge is defined as a transfer “that is not in the best interest of a patient but necessary due to pressure on beds or staffing”.
Around 1,500 patients who left high-dependency units in Grampian in 2016 returned within two days.
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp...-early-discharged-hospital-patients-revealed/
