To the Editor: The recent article by New and colleagues1 is an important piece in the “bed-block” picture, providing insight into perceived difficulties for patients on discharge, as a result of insufficient appropriate facilities.
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- 1. New PW, Cameron PA, Olver JH, Stoelwinder JU. Inpatient subacute care in Australia: perceptions of admission and discharge barriers. Med J Aust 2011; 195: 538-541.
- 2. Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. A healthier future for all Australians: National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission — final report. Canberra: DoHA, June 2009. http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/nhhrc-report (accessed Mar 2012).
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