Care and health
discharge management
In short and in plain language
Discharge management plans the move from hospital to the care that comes after.
This may mean going home or to a care facility. The law sets out how it works.
It makes clear what help is needed after a person leaves hospital.
This can be how the first contact with a care service starts.
Definition
The legally regulated organisation of the transition from hospital to follow-up care, for example at home or in a care facility. It clarifies which kinds of help are needed after discharge. This can be how the first contact with a care service comes about.