Evaluation of a diabetes referral pathway for the management of hypoglycaemia following emergency contact with the ambulance service to a diabetes specialist nurse team

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 449-451

  Walker, Alison ^a   James, C ^a   Bannister, M ^b   Jobes, E ^c  

^a YORKSHIRE AMBULANCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b Bradford City PCT   (United Kingdom)

^c Huddersfield Central PCT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSIDE; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE CLINICIANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33748620276     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.028548     Document Type: Article

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