title: The implications of patient focused care.
abstract: There has been an increasing amount of discussion over recent months about patient focused hospitals. This article, the first of two, looks at the background to this concept and how one hospital Trust, the Central Middlesex, set about adapting it to its own needs. The implications for the delivery of patient care and changes in the nurse's role are discussed. Next week, the implementation of care protocols are covered in more detail.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morgan
mesh_terms: D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009732:Nursing Care