Standard 20: The reason for and the length of inpatient admission are recorded and discharge is planned.

Criterion
20a When a service user is admitted to hospital, the care record shows:
• the reasons for inpatient admission
• any alternative options considered
• the aims of admission, in accordance with the recommendations of Bateman & Tyrer (2004) and Fagin (2004) for the borderline personality disorder client group
• the expected and actual length of the inpatient stay, and
• the plan for discharge.