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Children's home nursing: results of a national survey.(Service provision)
- Article from:
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Paediatric Nursing
- Article date:
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October 1, 2003
- Author:
- Cramp Celia; Tripp, Sarah; Hughes, Nathan; Dale, Jeremy
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KEY WORDS
Children: services Home cares services Community children's nursing
ABSTRACT
A questionnaire survey was undertaken to establish the characteristics of children's home nursing learns in the UK that deal with acute and chronic cases, to assess their impact on hospital referrals and determine whether they are cost effective. The sample consisted of acute and community trusts listed on the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) database. Differences were found in trust affiliation, staffing, skill mix, caseload, procedures undertaken and hours of operation. Variations depend on whether teams had a predominantly acute caseload, dealt with a ...