Nurse-led asthma services for children and young people: a survey of GPs' views.
OBJECTIVE
To explore GPs' attitudes to nurse-led initiatives in the care of children with asthma.


METHODS
A questionnaire was posted to 541 GPs in the study area, of whom 236 (43.6 per cent) responded. The data were analysed quantitatively.


RESULTS
Of the 236 responders, 90 per cent did provide nurse-led services, 89 per cent believed that patients benefited from these, 84 per cent would consider referral to a nurse-led asthma clinic at the regional children's hospital and 79 per cent would refer to a satellite paediatric nurse-led clinic.


CONCLUSIONS
GPs believe children's nurse-led asthma services benefit the GP's surgery, the regional children's hospital and the primary care trust. Improvements in communication between primary and secondary care are needed.
Birmingham Children's Hospital.
Susan
S
Frost
William
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Daly
D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000451:nursing*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D004739:England; D058005:General Practitioners / Q000523:psychology*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses' / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult