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Consequences of local variations in social care on the performance of the acute health care sector
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Abstract The paper uses two-years worth of data from 150 English local authorities to quantify the extent to which local variations in social care resources are associated with variations in performance in the acute sector, and particularly on the rates of hospital delayed discharges and hospital emergency r... view more
The paper uses two-years worth of data from 150 English local authorities to quantify the extent to which local variations in social care resources are associated with variations in performance in the acute sector, and particularly on the rates of hospital delayed discharges and hospital emergency readmissions. Results indicate social care services play a significant role in explaining local variations in acute sector performance.... view less
Classification
Health Policy
Free Keywords
Performance; Social Care; Acute Hospital Care
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 1503-1518
Journal
Applied Economics, 40 (2008) 12
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840600843939
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)