Clinical nurse specialists in palliative care. Part 2. Explaining diversity in the organization and costs of Macmillan nursing services

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 375-385

  Clark, Davi ^a   Seymour, Jane ^a   Douglas, Hannah Rose ^b   Bath, Peter ^c   Beech, Nicola ^d   Corner, Jessica ^d   Halliday, Deborah ^d   Hughes, Philippa ^c   Haviland, Jo ^d   Normand, Charles ^b   Marples, Rachael ^c   Skilbeck, Julie ^c   Webb, Tom ^d  

^a Sheffield Palliative Care Studs G   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical nurse specialists; Costs; Macmillan nurses; Palliative care organization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 18644377820     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216302pm585oa     Document Type: Article

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