The Scottish Government

New Publications

Report from the Learning and Sharing Event, held on 26 May at the Inchyra Grange Hotel.

Admission, Transfer and Discharge Protocols for Hospital Patients in Scotland

Guidance on NHS Continuing Healthcare (CEL 8/2008)

Assessment Summary template for NHS Continuing Healthcare

JIT Publications

The Joint Improvement Team have developed a number of toolkits to assist partnerships. These include:

• A Self Assessment toolkit to help partnerships assess their current readiness for partnership outcomes based performance management.

• Commissioning Effective Services for Older People Workbook. This online workbook has been designed to help local authority and health partners gather data across the whole system to assist capacity planning. It will be of particular use when considering older people's services, as local commissioning plans are developed.

• Flowchart to support the use of evidence in commissioning services for individuals with learning disabilities. This online toolkit / flowchart has been designed to help commissioners use existing evidence and good practice when developing and evaluating individual service plans for people with learning disabilities.

• And many more, all available at www.jitscotland.org.

Older Publications

Delayed discharge in Scotland a report by Trevor Jones to the Minister for Health and Community Care [5 March 2002]

Letter from Trevor Jones to Chief Executive Local Authorities and NHS Boards regarding Delayed Discharge Reports and Action Plans [20 March 2002]

Delayed Discharge Learning Network

Report by The Scottish School of Primary Care from a workshop adressing delayed dishcharges and unscheduled care - evidence bases strategic planning at local levels [January 2004]

Tripartate working Group Report on Delayed Discharge [March 2005]