Reducing Unplanned Hospital Admissions and Hospital Bed Days in the Over 65 Age Group: Results from a Pilot Study

Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-8

  Keating, Patrick ^a   Sealy, Angela ^b   Dempsey, Linda ^c   Slater, Beverley ^d  

^a Southbury Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^b Enfield Pct ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Enfield Social Services   (United Kingdom)

^d The Improvement Foundation   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health and Social Care; Older People; Practice Based Commissioning; Unique Care; Unplanned Hospital Admissions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993046542     PISSN: 14769018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14769018200800002     Document Type: Review

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