Role of an intensive health outreach team in improving care outcomes.

This article examines the development and function of an intensive health outreach team for people with learning disabilities in Gloucestershire. It analyses health inequalities and their determinants among people with learning disabilities, and applies the Health Equalities Framework to describe th...

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Publicado en:Learning Disability Practice Vol. 17; no. 9; pp. 24 - 32
Autores principales: Hebron, Crispin, Thomas, Jonathan, Pratt, Marc
Formato: tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The) Nov2014
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Sumario:This article examines the development and function of an intensive health outreach team for people with learning disabilities in Gloucestershire. It analyses health inequalities and their determinants among people with learning disabilities, and applies the Health Equalities Framework to describe the benefits and outcomes of the outreach team’s services.