title: Hospital admissions. Cold remedies.
abstract: The closure of a casualty department provoked a crisis in Hillingdon in the winter of 1996-97. Worried by the publicity, elderly people contacted the health authority to ask what would happen to them if they became ill. An all-day workshop, attended by elderly people, chief executives, nurses, social workers and representatives from the community health council and ambulance services, led to several initiatives, including a rapid response home service, which helped prevent a crisis last winter.
authors.affiliation: Hillingdon Health Authority and Harrow and Hillingdon Healthcare Trust.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pascoe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pratt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003142:Communication; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004739:England; D006271:Health Facility Closure; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D012621:Seasons; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration