Mercy University Hospital
Introducing a discharge planning and resource folder on acute hospital wards: A simple intervention to improve communication and quality of care at discharge
Authors: Karen Donovan , Eileen Looney, Margaret McKiernan, Kieran Anthony O’Connor
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CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS: The Patient Held Active Record of Medication Status (PHARMS) Feasibility Study
The Patient Held Active Record of Medication Status (PHARMS) Feasibility Study
Authors: Elaine K Walsh , Laura J Sahm, Patricia M Kearney, W Henry Smithson, Derina Byrne, David Kerins, Chrys Ngwa, Ciara Fitzgerald, Stephen McCarthy, Eimear Connolly,
Using an integrated model of care between an acute hospital and primary care in a transitional care unit to support patient flow and discharge home
Authors: Tim Dukelow , Aoife Mary O’Sullivan, Linda McCarthy, Noreen O’Sullivan, George O’Mahony, Cath
A daily multidisciplinary hospital discharge support meeting in an acute hospital: An evaluation of a quality improvement initiative to facilitate timely discharge & transfers of care
Authors: Aoife Mary O’Sullivan , Tim Dukelow, Carmel Walsh, Mary H
A novel integrated care pathway for people with dementia presenting to acute hospitals
Authors: Suzanne Timmons , Mary Mannix, Margaret McKiernan, Maria Connolly, Mary J Foley, Siobhan Cahill, Aoife Ni Chorcorain
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Introduction: Almost 30% of