Hospital social work and discharge planning for older people: challenges of working in a clinical setting
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DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x21001124
Abstract: Across the world acute hospitals are under unprecedented pressures due to shrinking budgets and increasing demand, against this backdrop they are also experiencing record levels of activity in Accident & Emergency and delayed transfers of… read more here.
Keywords: older people; discharge planning; hospital social; discharge ... See more keywords
Exploring Moral Distress for Hospital Social Workers
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DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcw113
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to elucidate the concept of moral distress in hospital social work. Moral distress evolves from an ethical dilemma, wherein an individual is unable to implement a course of action… read more here.
Keywords: hospital social; moral distress; social work;