Policies and initiatives to facilitate timely discharge from hospitals: a comparison of six European countries
Several common factors or principles underpin many of the identified policies and initiatives. These include clarity of responsibility, effective planning and communication, resourcing of community-based capacity, possible unintended consequences of financial penalties, and the need to adopt a systemic approach.
Authors
- Bernd Rechel
- Madelon Kroneman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0587-0585)
- Anders Anell
- Fredrik Svensson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5556-8133)
- Natasha Curry
- Astrid Eriksen
- van Ginneken E
- Ingrid Sperre Saunes
- Elke Berger
- Linda Hörnqvist
- Jan Frich
- Jan Sundelius
- Elisabeth Adamsson
- Sarah Reed
- Emma Dodsworth
- Signe Smith Jervelund
- Luigi Siciliani
- Judith de Jong
- Carl Lundgren
- Isabelle Durand Zaleski
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (BE)
- Norwegian Directorate of Health (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Nuffield Trust (GB)
- Lund University (SE)
- Örebro University (SE)
- Eskilstuna Municipality (SE)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Université Sorbonne Paris Nord (FR)
- Örebro County Council (SE)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NL)
- Technische Universität Berlin (DE)
- University of York (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Policy
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105595
- Primary Topic
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00