Patients may sometimes require a short leave from the hospital as a part of their care plan or due to some exceptional circumstances. It is important to consider issuing such leave instead of discharging the patient and arranging readmission few days later. However, such leave should only be given if it is consistent with the best practice and has no negative impact on patient’s safety or the quality of care delivered. Therefore, in order to enable medical staff granting patients a temporarily leave without jeopardizing their safety, the following policies and procedures have been established for facilitation.