Table 4 |
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| Views about the effects of integrated working between care homes and NHS (from homes reporting integrated working only (n = 45) | ||||
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Integrated working between the NHS and my care home has: n (%) |
N | Strongly Agree/ Agree | Strongly Disagree/ Disagree | Don’t know |
| Improved access to preventive care for residents | 42 | 34 (80.9) | 8 (19.0) | 0 |
| Provided opportunities to discuss resident’s care together | 42 | 31 (73.9) | 10 (23.8) | 1 (2.4) |
| Led to greater continuity of service provision | 43 | 30 (69.8) | 11 (25.6) | 2 (4.7) |
| Provided a wider range of services for older people | 43 | 32 (74.4) | 11 (25.6) | 0 |
| Improved the speed of response from primary care | 42 | 31 (73.8) | 8 (19.1) | 3 (7.1) |
| Not made residents aware of available services | 41 | 17 (41.5) | 22 (53.6) | 2 (4.9) |
| Had no effect on residents quality of life and wellbeing | 41 | 17 (41.5) | 22 (53.6) | 2 (4.9) |
| NHS staff are reluctant to share information together | 41 | 17 (41.5) | 23 (56.1) | 1 (2.4) |
Gage et al. BMC Geriatrics 2012 12:71 doi:10.1186/1471-2318-12-71
