ArticleLondon journal of primary care2009
Inter-organisation communication for end of life care.
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- Communication during out-of-hours primary care contacts for people with a terminal illness: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Out-of-hours special patient notes.London journal of primary care · 2013Article
- Out-of-hours special patient notes.London journal of primary care · 2012Article
- Inter-organisational communication for patients being case managed by community matrons.London journal of primary care · 2010Article
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Abstract
Background Poor communication between in-hours and out-of-hours (OoH) general practitioners (GPs) causes unwanted admissions to hospital of patients who want to die at home Setting A GP OoH service in West London (London Central and West Unscheduled Care Service) used by 159 general practices from four primary care trusts Question What helps to avoid hospital admission of patients who want to die at home when a crisis occurs in the OoH period? Methods Whole system participatory action research, with four stages: 1. engage stakeholders; 2. understand the initial situation; 3. re-design the system; 4. action for change Results The following help to avoid undesirable hospital admission of a dying person who has a crisis in the OoH period: 1. a register of vulnerable adults; 2. records at home; 3. key worker(s); 4. home interventions; 5. day-time practitioner communication; 6. a development and governance group; 7. speedy discharge from hospital; 8. decision support for OoH GPs. Discussion This project revealed a useful set of policies to help avoid unnecessary OoH admission to hospital, especially improved communication between day-time GPs and OoH GPs. The approach combined whole system participatory action research with systems modelling and this helped the issues to be revealed quickly and cheaply. Furthermore, including leaders from partner organisations at each stage of the inquiry has encouraged shared purpose and produced champions to move forward the project recommendations. Some changes have already happened.
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