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Nurse-led unit boosts hospital discharges by 83% in a year 

Discharge unit’s nursing staff proactively identify patients who are ready to leave hospital through daily group huddles and ward rounds to make discharges smoother and quicker, and help to free up hospital beds and significantly improve patient flow

Shruti Sheth Trivedi - @_ShrutiST
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Image shows the nurse-led discharge unit team at St Thomas’ Hospital in London

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