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Consultation

The  Health, Social Care and Sport Committee welcomed your views as part of its inquiry into hospital discharge processes.

Terms of reference:

The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee called for evidence on:

• How delayed transfers of care are measured (both in terms of numbers and impact), what the national data shows about why delayed transfers of care occur, the key pressure points across Wales and during the year, and possible reasons for variations.

• What are the discharge processes within the health and social care sector, how effectively they adhere to the SAFER guidance and other good practice.
• Whether there is the infrastructure and staff awareness to ensure the effective delivery of these processes.
• The experiences of patients, families, carers and staff of discharge processes.
• What are the barriers and enablers to effective communication and joint working between health, social care and third sector bodies.
• The identification of practical frontline solutions and initiatives that work, enabling effective, appropriate and timely hospital discharge; how these are rolled out and mainstreamed.

Providing Written Evidence

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