I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a patient is discharged (from hospital) (= allowed to leave it )
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The patient was discharged after eight days.
be discharged/dismissed from the army
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He developed epilepsy, a condition which led to him being discharged from the army.
be discharged/released from hospital British English , be discharged/released from the hospital American English (= be allowed to leave a hospital because you are better )
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It was several weeks before he was released from hospital.
conditional discharge
dishonourable discharge
honorable discharge
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
conditionally
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Telford, of Wheatley, Doncaster, was conditionally discharged by town magistrates after admitting threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour.
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Cunningham was conditionally discharged for one year and ordered to pay a total of £65 compensation.
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He was conditionally discharged for twelve months and had to pay £15 compensation.
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Mr Hill and Mr Middleton were conditionally discharged by magistrates at Amersham.
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They were conditionally discharged but each was ordered to pay costs of 750 pounds.
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Previous convictions: several as a juvenile for theft and taking without consent: conditionally discharged on each occasion.
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He was conditionally discharged by Newcastle magistrates in December after admitting assaulting railway worker John Beach.
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Mitchell was conditionally discharged for 12 months and ordered to pay £180 compensation and £85 costs.
■ NOUN
army
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He was discharged from the army six years ago suffering ill health which he believed to be connected to Gulf War Syndrome.
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Along came a young soldier, recently discharged from the army because his wounds made him unable to serve.
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The injections led to him suffering epileptic fits-a condition which later led to him being discharged from the Army .
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Worth cut expenditures by sending people who were on government rations home and discharging civilians on the army payroll.
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The story went that he was a dealer in jewels and furs who had been discharged from the army after Dunkirk.
care
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First, as a warning discharging the duty of care .
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In doing so they had discharged their duty of care .
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This is because the making of a residence order with respect to a child in care discharges an existing care order.
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Whether such a warning will discharge the duty of care will depend on the age of the entrant.
duty
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With technical work, the appointment of a competent contractor may be sufficient to discharge the duty .
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He has been twice a Member of Congress, and in that office discharged his duty with ability and faithfulness.
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First, as a warning discharging the duty of care.
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New agencies and new officials were created to discharge political and economic duties formerly assigned to the sovereign courts.
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In doing so they had discharged their duty of care.
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The wound healed well, and the patient was discharged to duty .
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But trust in the authority is trust that the authority is likely to discharge its duties properly.
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Whether such a warning will discharge the duty of care will depend on the age of the entrant.
effluent
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In a report on marine pollution, the organization states that 12,000 pipes have been licensed to discharge industrial effluent .
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It would run to a point directly behind the Falls and discharge its effluent into the cataract itself.
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Dioxins from the process may be discharged in factory effluent and some traces remain in the paper goods themselves.
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The company makes a wide range of bathroom ware and discharges its effluent into a fishless urban stream.
function
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Equally they sustain as well as designate those who discharge public functions .
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Parliament has chosen to discharge this function by placing primary responsibility upon a scrutiny committee formed especially for the purpose.
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Each of the Houses discharges a quasi judicial function in relation to the regulation of its own affairs.
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Social divisions, described in chapter 6, complicate the job of those who discharge the functions of the state.
hospital
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The hospitals may discharge them on it, but make sure it is continued.
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If the hospital can treat and discharge the patient for less than the fixed amount, it makes a profit.
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Robert was treated in hospital but discharged .
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Why are hospital patients discharged so quickly and what happens to people who can not afford the expense of convalescent care.
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The child was also taken to hospital but was later discharged .
liability
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If there is a Breach of Warranty the Insurer is discharged from liability from the day of breach.
obligation
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The need for those new lines to discharge that obligation will be considered by the inquiry.
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In Washington, for example, a teacher was discharged from his contractual obligation because of his deteriorating eyesight.
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Simpson will not be able to discharge his financial obligations to the victims' families by claiming bankruptcy.
order
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This prohibition applies to all proceedings under s34 including applications to vary or discharge existing orders .
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This also applies to an application for any order which would have the effect of varying or discharging an existing order.
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This is because the making of a residence order with respect to a child in care discharges an existing care order.
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For those reasons, I would discharge this order .
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A court has power to make a s8 order whether or not it varies or discharges the supervision order.
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For that reason I would discharge the judge's order .
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An application can be made to vary or discharge an order refusing contact as well as an order which permits it.
patient
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In recent years a policy of discharging long-stay psychiatric patients into the community has been introduced.
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In addition to discharging eligible patients , Gordon sought to change a series of other long-standing practices.
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Furthermore, health authorities could no longer discharge patients without an individual care plan being approved and agreed with the local authority.
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It proved difficult to discharge many of these patients .
responsibility
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All records were to be available to Cardiff city council to allow it to discharge its statutory responsibilities .
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Ways in which the authority can discharge its responsibilities for standard setting for all aspects of care will also require attention.
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There seemed to be no incompatibility between building a welfare state at home and discharging the responsibilities of a great power abroad.
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The question is whether he can discharge that responsibility to Parliament without being in day-to-day charge.
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I discharged my responsibility at the court, and that is that.
river
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Larger gravel is discharged back into the river .
water
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The forms include details of the process and quantities of waste discharged to land, water and air.
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John Glenn, D-Ohio, intends to introduce legislation that would prohibit ships from discharging organism-laced ballast water in estuaries.
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The contractile vacuole expands and eventually discharges the water it contains to the exterior through the cell membrane.
■ VERB
allow
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All records were to be available to Cardiff city council to allow it to discharge its statutory responsibilities.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He lost both his legs in an explosion and was discharged from the navy.
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Jefferson's gun accidentally discharged, killing him.
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The captain gave the order to discharge the cargo.
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The president called upon the soldiers to discharge their duty with honor.
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When Danny was discharged in 1961, he went to Los Angeles, looking for work.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Between them was a tommy gun, discharging itself into the air.
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But on the whole he discharged it badly.
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Florence W., aged four, was to be handed over to her father as soon as he was discharged from prison.
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Neurons discharging in the cortical motor strip cause focal movements of the contralateral extremities.
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One of the four police officers injured in the explosion has been discharged from hospital.
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She had forgotten the sidearm, which she had kept sand-free but not discharged in months.
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There is emotional charge here somewhere which will discharge .
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Vicarious performance of a personal contract will not discharge the vendor nor bind the customer.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
absolute
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Nacro was given an absolute discharge , but the county council was fined £200 and ordered to pay more than £450 costs.
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Ronald Hutchinson, 70, of Heaton, was given an absolute discharge and ordered to pay £1,170 compensation.
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Sheila, 56, was given an absolute discharge at Blyth, Northumberland, after admitting breaking a smoking ban.
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I had a conditional discharge for one and an absolute discharge for the other.
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For adult offenders these had for many years been confined to absolute or conditional discharges , fines and probation orders.
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All four shops were found guilty, but were given an absolute discharge .
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Mr Neilsen was given an absolute discharge , told to pay £10 compensation and £350 in costs.
conditional
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I've had probation, conditional discharge , deferred sentences, suspended sentences - everything.
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Magistrates gave him a conditional discharge and disqualified him from driving for two years.
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The magistrate gave Mr Smith a conditional discharge on each count, but he was ordered to pay prosecution costs of £1800.
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Sigsworth was given a conditional discharge for 12 months.
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Magistrates gave him a 12month conditional discharge and ordered him to pay £35 costs.
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They were each given a two year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £35 costs.
dishonourable
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The outcome - a court-martial and a dishonourable discharge .
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After one too many dishonourable discharges the man was dishonourably discharged and Schultz found himself achieving early command.
electrical
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Such gases, mixed with water vapour, were subjected to electrical discharge and ultraviolet light.
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Ultraviolet radiation could do the same job as the electrical discharge in their laboratory.
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The deep rumbling beneath their feet abruptly stopped, and the electrical discharges faded away.
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The technical officer could not fail to be conscious of the lethal potential of an electrical discharge from the platform.
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Tiny electrical discharges zipped and buzzed about the hull as the fragile air was catalysed around them.
honorable
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An honorable discharge would mean that any reserve unit with openings would have to accept her application to fly.
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He wanted his honorable discharge reinstated.
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Then the Air Force could hardly acquiesce to an honorable discharge .
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He received an honorable discharge in 1968.
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With a less than honorable discharge , Smith may have difficulty obtaining employment.
nasal
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In more severe cases dyspnoea and tenacious nasal discharge are also present.
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A history of purulent nasal discharge may be obtained in headaches resulting from sinus disease.
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The nasal discharge and the discharge from the abscesses is highly infectious and this is how strangles is spread to other horses.
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Watery nasal discharge and obstruction goes from left to right nostril.
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Improved cleanliness of young children can reduce the nasal and ocular discharges that constitute a major reservoir of infectious material.
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However in heavy infections coughing is marked, and is accompanied by dyspnoea and nasal discharge .
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Relief often comes with a discharge such as the menses or a nasal discharge etc.
vaginal
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Vaginal discharge Vaginal discharge is one of the commonest female complaints and one that is in general poorly understood and looked after.
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On examination there was little abnormal to see, the cervix looked very healthy and there was no excess of vaginal discharge .
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This rod-shaped bacterium is a not uncommon cause of an offensive vaginal discharge in women.
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In the female it is important to treat any cause of vaginal discharge .
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This is unlikely to produce anything more than a slight increase in vaginal discharge which has no particular distinguishing features.
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Any uncharacteristic vaginal discharge , especially if accompanied by lower abdominal pain or fever.
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When there is active infection, the virus can be found in saliva, urine, vaginal discharge , and semen.
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In particular, they are not associated with non-gonococcal urethritis and do not produce a typical vaginal discharge .
■ NOUN
hospital
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Even though all authorities met the 31 December deadline, good intentions on effective hospital discharges must still be proved.
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A booklet on hospital discharge procedures is now imminent from the Department of Health.
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They deal with hospital discharge procedures and state that district health authorities should obey circulars.
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Based at Southland hospital he will manage the hospital discharge scheme, organising support for people returning home after treatment.
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The hospital discharge data are based on disease episodes, not on separate patients.
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However, shortage of physiotherapy and other services, together with rapid hospital discharge , militates against such results being achieved.
■ VERB
apply
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So I applied for my discharge and it was granted.
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However, the same principles apply to planning the discharge of these patients.
give
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Nacro was given an absolute discharge , but the county council was fined £200 and ordered to pay more than £450 costs.
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The inspector general, relying upon the testimony of white citizens, recommended that the whole unit be given dishonorable discharges .
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Ronald Hutchinson, 70, of Heaton, was given an absolute discharge and ordered to pay £1,170 compensation.
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She wrote a letter telling him that the Marine Corps had given him a dishonorable discharge .
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Magistrates gave him a conditional discharge and disqualified him from driving for two years.
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Sigsworth was given a conditional discharge for 12 months.
reduce
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This will eliminate the disposal of waste acid in the North Sea and significantly reduce discharge to the River Tees.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Pain and a nasal discharge may mean the patient has a sinus infection.
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the discharge of a firearm
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Tony wanted to get married as soon as he got his discharge from the army.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But, the discharge having occurred, it takes time for such another potential to accumulate.
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Huge gaps were torn in the Confederate line at every discharge .
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Patients with generalized epilepsy often show generalized spike and wave discharges.
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Relief often comes with a discharge such as the menses or a nasal discharge etc.
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Secondly, patients in hospital may also avoid hasty discharge to residential or care homes if they face means tested charges.