NHS Providers -
Despite the best efforts of trust leaders and their system partners, discharging medically fit patients from hospitals in a timely way remains an ongoing challenge for the health and care system. The discharge frontrunner scheme is an example of how national support can empower leaders to innovate and test interventions targeted to local challenges and needs. This case study briefing is based on interviews with programme leaders from four of the discharge frontrunner sites to better understand their work during the first six months of the scheme.