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Wherever possible, people should be supported in returning to their homes for assessment following a spell in hospital. Implementing a discharge-to-assess model where going home is the default pathway, with alternative pathways for people who cannot go straight home, is a way of avoiding Delayed Transfers of Care. Care technologies can be used to help support this process both in terms of ensuring that the discharge is safe and for obtaining data to support the assessment process.
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