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G Castledine

Publications and source records attributed to G Castledine.

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Discharge of frail older people from acute hospitals across Europe.

Over the last few years the number of elderly patients in acute hospitals throughout Europe has risen dramatically. The pressure on hospital beds leads to earlier discharge and the task of sending patients home from hospitals is becoming more complex. The provision of health and social services is organized in different ways all over Europe. Therefore, it would be of interest to know more about how different kinds of systems support the professional carers in their effort to satisfy the needs which older people and their significant others experience in the discharge process. A pilot study was set up mainly to provide information on what kinds of problems are inherent in a multicentre, interprofessional research project involving a large number of countries. The findings serve as an important knowledge base in a future project. Experiences from the pilot study and the benefits of it are presented.

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Accountability in delivering care.

In the penultimate part of this series on issues in ward management facing charge nurses. George Castledine concentrates on the issue of accountability. The immensely powerful position of the charge nurse as arbitrator and co-ordinator of all health care given to the patient demands that helshe exercises this power responsibly and positively; hence, the crucial importance of accountability. The author explores this concept and also those of advocacy and conscientious objection. He concludes by suggesting that the ultimate area of accountability in nursing is the individual conscience of the practitioner and that in this may lie the key to the setting and maintenance of high standards of care.

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