Dear Norman, Greetings from Sunny Southend on the Eastern English coast. There appears to be very little published literature (leave alone evidence) on the subject of early inappropriate discharge. There is some literature on inappropriate discharge from intensive care units. Investigations by the Health Service Ombudsman might provide some case studies on this issue (if you can consider them as starting point in evidence gathering) I have put together some of the above information in a word document which can be accessed from the ERPHO web site @ http://www.erpho.org.uk/viewData.asp?itemID=8239 Good luck in writing the piece in this area. Cheers & regards, Badri Dr.P.Badrinath M.D., B.S., M.Phil., PhD., MPH., MFPHMI Specialist Registrar in Public Health, Southend Primary Care Trust, Harcourt House, Harcourt Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS2 6HE. http://myprofile.cos.com/badrishanthi _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail messages direct to your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/msnmobile