Title |
Integrated working between residential care homes and primary care: a survey of care homes in England
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Published in |
BMC Geriatrics, November 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2318-12-71 |
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Authors |
Heather Gage, Angela Dickinson, Christina Victor, Peter Williams, Jerome Cheynel, Sue L Davies, Steve Iliffe, Katherine Froggatt, Wendy Martin, Claire Goodman |
Abstract |
Older people living in care homes in England have complex health needs due to a range of medical conditions, mental health needs and frailty. Despite an increasing policy expectation that professionals should operate in an integrated way across organisational boundaries, there is a lack of understanding between care homes and the National Health Service (NHS) about how the two sectors should work together, meaning that residents can experience a poor "fit" between their needs, and services they can access. This paper describes a survey to establish the current extent of integrated working that exists between care homes and primary and community health and social services. |
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Unknown | 1 | 100% |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Spain | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 166 | 97% |
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Researcher | 29 | 17% |
Student > Master | 23 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 13% |
Other | 11 | 6% |
Student > Bachelor | 11 | 6% |
Other | 41 | 24% |
Unknown | 33 | 19% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 41 | 24% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 33 | 19% |
Social Sciences | 17 | 10% |
Psychology | 12 | 7% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 7 | 4% |
Other | 25 | 15% |
Unknown | 36 | 21% |