Telephone follow up for older people discharged from A&E
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Telephone follow up for older people discharged from A&E

Deborah Allen Lecturer, Nightingale Institute, Ealing Hospital

This article reports on a pilot study to evaluate the benefits of providing a telephone follow-up service for patients over 75 years discharged directly from A&E. A liaison nurse retrieved details of patients from the department’s attendance records and, wherever possible, telephoned the patient/carer/family to assess how they were coping following discharge. Advice and reassurance were offered as required and referrals made to the relevant statutory/voluntary agencies as appropriate. The author highlights a range of benefits from the service and recommends that such a service could be tailored to the needs of the local population.

Nursing Standard. 11, 46, 34-37. doi: 10.7748/ns1997.08.11.46.34.c2470

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