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Intensive home nursing

An innovation in old age psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

D. D. R. Williams ,
Mary M. Ellis  and
Fawzea Hardwick
D. D. R. Williams*
Affiliation:
Cefn Coed Hospital, Swansea SA2 0GH
Mary M. Ellis
Affiliation:
Garngoch Hospital, Gorseinon, Swansea SA4 2LH
Fawzea Hardwick
Affiliation:
Locality Offices, Phillip's Parade, Swansea SA1 4JL
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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This paper describes the establishment of a team of four nurses to provide a service in old age psychiatry along the lines of “Hospital At Home”. Its aim was to treat and nurse patients at home who otherwise would have to be admitted to hospital. An integral part of this initiative is the use of a problem orientated approach with integrated records. The work of the team over six years is reviewed and how it has evolved to provide a rapid response to difficult and fraught situations.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , January 1997 , pp. 23 - 25
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Copyright © 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

References

Clarke, F. (1984) Hospital at Home. London: Macmillan.Google Scholar
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