Intermediate care: Lessons from a demonstrator project in Fife

Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-36

  Mitchell, Fraser ^a   Dobson, Claire ^b   McAlpine, Anne ^b   Dumbreck, Siobhan ^b   Wright, Ian ^b   Mackenzie, Fiona ^b  

^a Fife Council   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS FIFE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extended access; Intermediate care; Organisational development; Pharmacy; Workforce development

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951906254     PISSN: 14769018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/jic.2011.0033     Document Type: Article

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