title: Home-made success. Interview by Catharine Sadler.
abstract: Community matrons in Basildon, Essex are cutting hospital admissions by supporting older people with long-term conditions in their own homes.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006694:Holistic Health; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012944:Social Support