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1. Potential benefits of relationship continuity in patient care.

Author

Williams, Jenny

Subjects
*AUDITING, *CONTINUUM of care, *ENTEROSTOMY nursing, *INTERVIEWING, *MEDICAL quality control, *NATIONAL health services, *NURSE-patient relationships, *QUALITY assurance, *RESEARCH, *STATISTICAL sampling, *QUALITATIVE research
Abstract

Continuity of care, in the author's opinion, is synonymous with quality care. The benefits of developing relationship continuity are highlighted as beneficial to patient, department, trust and the NHS. An in-house audit revealed that the care provided in the author's stoma care department was fragmented and how a change in strategy was required to bring about the necessary changes. This paper explores the benefits of patient/relationship continuity and outlines the changes made for over 250 new ostomy patients annually. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2014
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2. Stoma care in a time of financial pressures: can we cut the costs?.

Author

Bird, Andrew

Subjects
*OSTOMATES, *MEDICAL care cost control, *OSTOMY, *DRUG prescribing, *MEDICAL care costs, *NURSE-patient relationships, *MEDICAL supplies, *ECONOMICS, *MEDICAL care, *ADHESIVE tape, *COST effectiveness, *DEODORANTS, *MEDICAL economics, *ENTEROSTOMY equipment, *ADHESIVES, *ENTEROSTOMY nursing, *NATIONAL health services, *SKIN care
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Andrew Bird, Lead Stoma Care Nurse Specialist, Colorectal and Stoma Care, Surgery Division, Queen's Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Andrew.Bird@nuh.nhs.uk [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2017
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