Needs-led assessment: The challenges and the reality

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 414-428

  Parry Jones, Beth ^a   Soulsby, Judith ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Community care; Multidisciplinary; Needs led

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CASE MANAGEMENT; GATEKEEPING; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; WALES;

EID: 0035522619     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0966-0410.2001.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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