Reducing hospital admissions from care homes: considering the role of a local enhanced service from GPs
Abstract
In some areas where there is a concentration of care homes, GPs have expressed concern about their capacity to provide an effective service to residents without additional resources. Some primary care trusts (PCTs) have since responded by making funds available to enable an improved service to be established. This article looks at the impact of one local enhanced service on the work of GPs, care staff and residents in one London borough.
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Citation
Briggs, D. and Bright, L. (2011), "Reducing hospital admissions from care homes: considering the role of a local enhanced service from GPs", Working with Older People, Vol. 15 No. 1, pp. 4-12. https://doi.org/10.5042/wwop.2011.0114
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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