Improving communication between care settings.
A study investigating the exchange of information between primary care and hospital staff found no documented evidence that it occurred. Hospital staff acquired most of the necessary information about pre-admission care from the patients themselves. Managers in both settings need to implement measures to ensure the exchange of such information.
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West Park Hospital, Wolverhampton.
D003142:Communication; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009737:Nursing Records; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010343:Patient Admission; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires