Peter Callery
Substituting community children's nursing services for inpatient care: a case study of costs and effects
Callery, Peter; Kyle, Richard G; Weatherly, Helen; Banks, Michele; Ewing, Carol; Powell, Peter; Kirk, Susan
Authors
Richard G Kyle
Helen Weatherly
Michele Banks
Carol Ewing
Peter Powell
Susan Kirk
Abstract
Objective To compare children's pathways to and through Community Children's Nursing Team (CCNT) care, and NHS costs, before and after relocation of inpatient services and extension of a paediatric Emergency Department and Observation and Assessment Unit (ED/OAU).
Design Case study. Routinely collected data on activity and staffing were provided by the CCNT. Parents completed questionnaires about their child's use of healthcare services and satisfaction with care preservice reconfiguration (n=221) or postreconfiguration (n=210). The cost of service use was compared prereconfiguration and postreconfiguration.
Patients Children referred to CCNT care.
Main outcome measures Healthcare service use and associated costs, satisfaction with CCNT care.
Results The mean number of services used before referral to the CCNT reduced from 2.8 to 1.6, and the proportion using only one service increased from 26% (n=58) to 61% (n=128). Inpatient admission during CCNT care reduced from 6% (n=13) to 2% (n=4), and ED attendance from 37% (n=79) to 16% (n=31). There was a considerable fall (25%) in the cost of CCNT care, and a sharp fall (55%) in the average overall NHS cost of care. CCNT care was rated ‘excellent’ or ‘very good’ by 85% of respondents both prereconfiguration and postreconfiguration.
Conclusions A CCNT provided an alternative to hospitalisation when acute general paediatric services were reconfigured to substitute for a relocated hospital. Children's pathways to CCNT care were shortened. The average cost of CCNT care and overall NHS cost were lower following reconfiguration. Satisfaction remained high throughout.
Citation
Callery, P., Kyle, R. G., Weatherly, H., Banks, M., Ewing, C., Powell, P., & Kirk, S. (2014). Substituting community children's nursing services for inpatient care: a case study of costs and effects. Emergency Medicine Journal, 31, e55-e59. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2012-201926
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jun 1, 2013 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 28, 2013 |
Publication Date | Sep 30, 2014 |
Deposit Date | Jan 19, 2015 |
Print ISSN | 1472-0205 |
Electronic ISSN | 1472-0213 |
Publisher | BMJ Publishing Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 31 |
Pages | e55-e59 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2012-201926 |
Keywords | Child nursing services; community care; in-patient care; healthcare costs; |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7478 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2012-201926 |
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