title: Reducing hospital readmissions for people with heart failure.
abstract: With an ageing population and more people surviving heart attacks there are increasing numbers of people living with heart failure. Readmissions to hospital are often prolonged and costly. A number of nurse-led schemes have been successful in tackling the preventable causes of hospital readmissions and helping patients achieve a better quality of life in the community.
authors.affiliation: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Trust, Chester.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Warburton
mesh_terms: D015984:Causality; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011788:Quality of Life; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology