Quick Guide: Hospital Transfer Pathway – ‘Red Bag’

Document first published:: 22 June 2018
Page updated:: 2 July 2018
Topic:: Integrated care, Urgent and emergency care
Publication type:: Guidance

This quick guide aims to help local health and social care systems to develop effective and efficient arrangements for Hospital Transfer Pathways (more commonly known as Sutton’s Red Bag initiative).

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Quick Guide: Hospital Transfer Pathway - 'Red Bag'

Quick Guide: Hospital Transfer Pathway - 'Red Bag'

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Summary

This guide should also be read alongside the Enhanced Health in Care Homes (EHCH) framework which is based on the lessons learned by the six EHCH vanguards and highlights the components that have had the highest impact on residents’ quality of care.