Transferring care from hospital to home.

The move towards healthcare being delivered predominantly in people's own homes has been seen as creating more choice and giving patients better access to care. How this is being delivered in practice is under question as district nursing teams endeavour to meet a range of needs and coordinate the transfer of care from hospital to home. The research project outlined in this article explored district nurses' views on what are the 'enablers' and 'barriers' to the transfer of care from hospital to home.