Title |
A systematic review of integrated working between care homes and health care services
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, November 2011
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-11-320 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Sue L Davies, Claire Goodman, Frances Bunn, Christina Victor, Angela Dickinson, Steve Iliffe, Heather Gage, Wendy Martin, Katherine Froggatt |
Abstract |
In the UK there are almost three times as many beds in care homes as in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals. Care homes rely on primary health care for access to medical care and specialist services. Repeated policy documents and government reviews register concern about how health care works with independent providers, and the need to increase the equity, continuity and quality of medical care for care homes. Despite multiple initiatives, it is not known if some approaches to service delivery are more effective in promoting integrated working between the NHS and care homes. This study aims to evaluate the different integrated approaches to health care services supporting older people in care homes, and identify barriers and facilitators to integrated working. |
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United States | 1 | 25% |
Unknown | 2 | 50% |
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United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
Colombia | 1 | <1% |
Italy | 1 | <1% |
Spain | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
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Student > Bachelor | 14 | 6% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 34 | 16% |
Social Sciences | 27 | 12% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 9 | 4% |
Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 9 | 4% |
Other | 33 | 15% |
Unknown | 53 | 24% |