Using a community respiratory service to reduce children's hospital admissions.
This article describes a new service in Cheshire East Community Health that aims to reduce respiratory emergency admissions. The service promotes an integrated package that delivers education to children and families in their own homes/environments. It uses support from a community matron to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and improve parental education.
Allcock
Debi
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Cheshire East Community Health.
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