Access and discharge barriers in subacute care survey
Dr Peter New, head of unit, Rehabilitation Continuing Care Sector at Southern Health in Victoria, is conducting a survey to understand access and discharge barriers relating to subacute care.
He says that there has been little discussion of this issue in Australia. He plans to try and help expand the understanding of the scope of this problem and foster further research.
“I have put together an on-line survey that takes about 10 minutes,” he says.
The survey is directed at rehabilitation and aged care physicians, and members of senior hospital management with responsibility for patient flow/discharge between acute and subacute hospitals, and/or from subacute hospitals into the community.
The survey can be completed by going to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=uZZp6jjjRnVcjB9ed36JLQ_3d_3d
