The making of local hospital discharge arrangements: specifying the role of professional groups

Table 1 Operationalisation of analytical framework

LOCAL MODELS OF DISCHARGE ARRANGEMENTS	Identifying patients
	Discharging patients
	Writing discharge letters
ACTORS
Interests of professional groups	Professional interests in discharge arrangements
Resources of professional groups	Professional interests in discharge arrangements
Resources of professional groups	Dealing with uncertainties about new work flow
PROCESSES
Introducing and routinising discharge arrangements	Formal processes: support by management, use of project material
Introducing and routinising discharge arrangements	Informal processes of interpretation/translation

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