Your discharge plan should include information about where you will be discharged to, the types of care you need, and who will provide that care. It should be written in simple language and include a complete list of your medications with dosages and usage information.

The National Standard for Patient Discharge Summary Information consists of the seven groups of headings: Patient details, Primary care healthcare professional details, Admission and discharge information, Clinical information, Medication information, Follow up and future management, and Person completing discharge ...

To continue to paraphrase the APTA's description: All discharge summaries should include patient response to treatment at the time of discharge and any follow-up plan, including recommendations and instructions regarding the home program if there is one, equipment provided, and so on.

A discharge summary is a clinical report prepared by a health professional at the conclusion of a hospital stay or series of treatments. It is often the primary mode of communication between the hospital care team and aftercare providers.

Page 2. Discharge planning. What is it? A specific targeted discharge date and time reduces a patient's length of stay, emergency readmissions and pressure on hospital beds. This is the case for all patients, from those having day surgery through to those with more complex needs.