Avoiding hospital admissions through the use of care and treatment reviews.
The Transforming Care agenda and subsequent scrutiny of hospital admissions for people with learning disabilities through care and treatment reviews (CTRs) means care coordinators are more aware than ever of the need for close, multidisciplinary working, as well as robust care and contingency planni...
| Published in: | Learning Disability Practice Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 33 - 36 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | case study Journal Article |
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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
Apr2017
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |
| Summary: | The Transforming Care agenda and subsequent scrutiny of hospital admissions for people with learning disabilities through care and treatment reviews (CTRs) means care coordinators are more aware than ever of the need for close, multidisciplinary working, as well as robust care and contingency planning. This article discusses how effective care, contingency planning and risk assessment through CTRs and care programme approach reviews have helped to avoid hospital admission for two people who had been regularly readmitted to inpatient services, when they felt themselves to be in crisis. |
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