Providing a seamless service for children with life-limiting illness: Experiences and recommendations of professional staff at the Diana Princess of Wales Children's Community Service

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 351-359

  Danvers, Lesley ^a   Freshwater, Dawn ^b   Cheater, Francine ^c   Wilson, Andrew ^d  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action research framework; Diana Children's Community Nurses; Multiprofessional; Partnership working; Seamless service; Service evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; EVALUATION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE; STAFF; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION; HANDICAPPED CHILD; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; TERMINAL DISEASE;

CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DISABLED CHILDREN; ENGLAND; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0037975604     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00781.x     Document Type: Review

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