District nurse-led beds: an alternative to care at home

Shepperdson, B., Phelps, K., Turner, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1689-4147, Barrett, A. and Wileman, C. (2001) District nurse-led beds: an alternative to care at home. British Journal of Community Nursing, 6 (9). pp. 472-479. ISSN 1462-4753

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Abstract

Intermediate care is a key feature of the Government's plans for the development of the health service. The intermediate care scheme described here offers a district nurse-led bed (DNLB) stay in a community hospital to patients in the community who require short-term nursing help. District nurses are given the opportunity to admit patients from their community caseloads into a DNLB in a community hospital and are responsible for their admission, care and discharge. This article describes the pilot study that monitored the first 30 patients who used the DNLBs. Patients included younger people with multiple sclerosis who were admitted for respite care, but the principal beneficiaries were those aged over 65 years with chronic conditions.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	community and home care ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2900/2905
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Economics Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Services and Primary Care Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Clinical Trials Unit Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	18 Nov 2019 10:30
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 02:35
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/72977
DOI:	10.12968/bjcn.2001.6.9.9470

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