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Bringing it all back home
- Author:
- GREENWOOD Lynne
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 17.9.02, 2002, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Looks at two ground-breaking nurse-led initiatives in intermediate care which help patients move from hospital to home.
Between home and hospital care of the older person
- Author:
- LEGGE Adam
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 9.11.00, 2000, pp.48-50.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Intermediate care is set to revolutionise health services for older people in need of short-term nursing care. Looks at the opportunities this is opening up for nurses.
Getting the best out of student placements
- Author:
- HUGHES Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 18.1.11, 2011, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Five week intermediate care placements are increasingly used in the community nursing module of the nursing degree programme. They offer an opportunity to learn about multidisciplinary working and collaboration. Negative feedback from 10 student nurses about intermediate care placements led to a focus group to see what could be done to improve students experiences. This article discusses the outcome of the focus group, and gives guidance on how to ensure students get the most out of intermediate care placements.
Dynamic role boundaries in intermediate care services
- Author:
- NANCARROW Susan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interprofessional Care, 18(2), May 2004, pp.141-151.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Examines the impact of intermediate care service delivery on the role boundaries of service providers in the United Kingdom. Two intermediate care teams were selected as case studies to explore the roles of workers in the context of an admission avoidance and assisted discharge service. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 26 intermediate care staff, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, a social worker and support workers. The study found that therapists' roles were most closely aligned with each other, whilst nurses perceived their roles as being distinct from therapists, with a more medical emphasis. Therapists and nurses delegate a range of tasks to support workers, although the nature of task delegation differed across the two teams. A number of factors were associated with the role flexibility of staff including the setting, duration and nature of care, access to alternative care providers and the ability of staff to undertake joint visits. Contrary to previous research, the practitioners were not threatened by overlapping roles, and recognised that confidence in their own roles and an understanding of the roles of other workers was necessary to avoid feeling threatened.Concludes that intermediate care can promote role overlap across a range of workers. Role overlap can enhance clinician confidence in their own area of expertise whilst optimising patient care. Role overlap has the potential to optimise limited staff resources in an interprofessional working environment. Interprofessional working can be enhanced in the workplace through joint visits and shared working practices.
Improving intermediate care: giving practitioners a voice
- Author:
- NANCARROW Susan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 12(1), February 2004, pp.33-41.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Presents the experiences and perspectives of practitioners involved in the delivery of intermediate care. The findings emerged from three workshops involving therapists, nurses, social workers and managers from across South Yorkshire which were designed to explore service development issues and practitioners roles in intermediate care delivery. It explores the practitioners' interpretations of intermediate care and their vision for the future of the service, and discusses the implications for services, employers and policy makers.
The wheels go round
- Author:
- DINSDALE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 1.4.04, 2004, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
NHS and social care roles are being transformed by the 'Agenda for Change' workforce programme. Briefly looks at some of the new roles in the pilot sites which include healthcare practitioner projects, consultant nurses for children; and generic health and social care workers.
Psychological care for ill and injured people: a clinical guide
- Author:
- NICHOLS Keith
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 251p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Maidenhead
This book illustrates the importance of psychological care for ill and injured people. The book gives practical guidance for the development of psychological care by nurses, therapists, doctors and other health care practitioners. It provides a guide to the organisation of psychological care and 'coaching' in the essential skills. The book demonstrates that the neglect of psychological care for the ill and injured can undermine progress in treatment and recovery and increase medical costs. The need for urgent improvement is underlined.