Understanding care closer to home for ill children and young people

Spiers, Gemma and Gridley, Kate and Cusworth, Linda and Mukherjee, Suzanne and Parker, Gillian and Heaton, Janet and Atkin, Karl and Birks, Yvonne and Lowson, Karin and Wright, Dianne (2012) Understanding care closer to home for ill children and young people. Nursing Children and Young People, 24 (5). pp. 29-34. ISSN 2046-2336

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Abstract

AIM: To gather evidence to support the implementation of standard six of the National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services (Department of Health and Department for Education and Skills 2004), which states that care should be provided as close to home as possible. METHODS: A mixed methods study comprising of a systematic review, a national survey of provision of care closer to home (CCTH), four in-depth, qualitative case studies and a cost analysis. FINDINGS: The systematic review suggests that CCTH is no less clinically effective than hospital care. Services identified by the survey fall into three distinct models of provision. Case study data show that families preferred CCTH, but staff face difficulties at organisational and practice levels. Cost analysis suggests there can be cost savings with CCTH, but several factors influence these. CONCLUSION: CCTH may be an effective and feasible option for children and young people who are ill.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Nursing Children and Young People
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? childevidence-based nursinghome care serviceshumansunited kingdomjournal articleresearch support, non-u.s. gov'tgeneral medicinemedicine(all) ??
ID Code:
123549
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Deposited On:
20 Feb 2018 17:50
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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16 Jul 2024 10:38