Initiative 3

Set expected date of discharge (EDD)

Guidance

Rapid improvement guides

• Earlier daily discharge times
• Criteria-led discharge
• Improving weekend discharges
• Expected date of discharge and clinical criteria for discharge

Resources

• Criteria to admit audit tool (.ods, 160kb)
• Criteria to admit flow chart (.odt, 782kb)

External resources

Plan for discharge from the start (NHS England)