title: Critical care. Only connect.
abstract: The establishment of a network for critical care services in five hospitals has led to a decrease in transfers of patients for non-clinical reasons. There have been no transfers outside the network's area. The introduction of common admission policies has led to more openness about bed availability. The introduction of the network has standardised data collection. The availability of extra funds and facilities was a big incentive to staff involvement.
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authors.lastname: Hague
mesh_terms: D000289:Admitting Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000458:organization & administration; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration