Evaluating Models of Care Closer to Home for Children and Young People who are Ill: Main report

TY - BOOK

T1 - Evaluating Models of Care Closer to Home for Children and Young People who are Ill: Main report

AU - Parker, G

AU - Spiers, G

AU - Gridley, K

AU - Atkin, K

AU - Cusworth, L

AU - Mukherjee, S

AU - Birks, Y

AU - Lowson, K

AU - Wright, D

AU - Light, K

PY - 2011

Y1 - 2011

N2 - Providing care for children who are ill, as close to home as possible, is an objective of health care providers and policy makers nationally and internationally. The existing evidence base to support development of care closer to home (CCTH) is weak in relation to clinical effectiveness, approaches and models, potential costs and benefits to families and the health service, impact on those who use CCTH, and how CCTH is best delivered and organised.This project took a mixed methods approach to address these questions, including a systematic review, a national survey of services and case studies.

AB - Providing care for children who are ill, as close to home as possible, is an objective of health care providers and policy makers nationally and internationally. The existing evidence base to support development of care closer to home (CCTH) is weak in relation to clinical effectiveness, approaches and models, potential costs and benefits to families and the health service, impact on those who use CCTH, and how CCTH is best delivered and organised.This project took a mixed methods approach to address these questions, including a systematic review, a national survey of services and case studies.

KW - ill/disabled children

KW - health services issues

KW - multiagency working

M3 - Commissioned report

BT - Evaluating Models of Care Closer to Home for Children and Young People who are Ill: Main report

PB - NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation programme

CY - Southampton

ER -