Providing patient choice: a nurse-led haematology outpatient service.
An autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplant service is now available on an outpatient basis for haematology patients in one trust. The nurse-led service provides patients with the benefits of being at home with their families, which improves their quality of life during treatment that often has unpleasant side-effects. The service also brings benefits for the trust.
Allsop
Angela
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Clinical Haematology Unit, Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull NHS Trust (Teaching), Birmingham.
Sheppard
Susan
S
D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006405:Hematology / Q000379:methods*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D028701:Patient Rights; D018579:Patient Selection; D036102:Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing*; D016730:Program Development; D011788:Quality of Life; D000078329:Workforce