Critical systems heuristics (CSH) has been influential in the development of critical systems
thinking. However, it is a relatively underutilised method compared with soft systems …

Background Winter pressures are a familiar phenomenon within the National Health Service
and represent the most extreme of many regular demands placed on health and social care …

This paper combines translational mobilisation theory and assemblage thinking to elaborate
the patient trajectory concept. Deploying ethnographic research on transitions in hip fracture …

Discussion related to the boundary between health and social care has existed in the United
Kingdom (UK) since the inception of the English National Health Service (NHS), with …

Critical systems heuristics (CSH) is a framework that facilitates reflective practice in
exploring and solving complex management problems. Several applications have …

Background To explore the correlation between the current status of discharge preparation,
quality of discharge teaching, and fear of disease progression among patients with lung …

Background Discharge to Assess (D2A) emerged as a critical process during the COVID-19
pandemic facilitating patient flow within hospitals, however research on the post-discharge …

Background Optimising timely discharge from hospitals is an international priority. In 2020,
the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in the United Kingdom …

Background Winter pressures are a familiar phenomenon within the NHS and represent the
most extreme of many regular demands placed on health and social care service provision …