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The Availability and Supply of Short-Term Care Beds in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Mechanism to Ensure Timely Transfers Out of Hospital for Older Patients in England

Related Project(s): The facilitators and challenges faced by care home managers in providing an efficient mechanism to discharge patients out of hospital in a timely manner;    Delayed transfer of care (DTOC) among older patients: Feasibility study within care homes;   

Madeline Naick and Karen Jones

October 2025

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