Case finding: a new approach to chronic disease prevention.
A working group of Specialist Nurses, Mental Health Nurses, DN Nurse Practitioners, and Community Development staff mapped the journey of a person identified with risk factors for chronic disease at a community health promotion event. The mapping exercise demonstrated that the GP was the main and only gatekeeper to a range of nursing and other services, and any health outcome depended upon the person seeking an appointment with the GP. Once a person was identified at an event, there was no follow up or mechanism of tracking the outcome.
Kane
Kay
K
South and East Belfast Health and Social Services Trust. kay.kane@sebt.n-i.nhs.uk
D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003150:Community Health Workers / Q000193:education; D003256:Community Participation; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D020793:Gatekeeping; D006277:Health Fairs; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000451:nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009660:Northern Ireland; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012307:Risk Factors