Relational coordination amongst health professionals involved in insulin initiation for people with type 2 diabetes in general practice

"Given the need for coordination between specialist and generalist care for the task of insulin initiation, this study's results suggest the need to build relationships and communication between specialist and generalist health professional groups and the potential for DNE?s to play a boundary spanner role in this process."

Relational coordination amongst health professionals involved in insulin initiation for people with type 2 diabetes in general practice: an exploratory survey
J Manski-Nankervis, I Blackberry, D Young, D O’Neal, E Patterson, J Furler
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:515  doi:10.1186/s12913-014-0515-3

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Future hospital: caring for medical patients

"Future hospital: caring for medical patients focuses on the care of acutely ill medical patients, the organisation of medical services, and the role of physicians and doctors in training across the medical specialties in England and Wales."

Future hospital: caring for medical patients
Future Hospital Commission
September 2013

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Recommended content of referral letters from GPs to specialised mental health care

"Compared with general guidelines and guidelines for somatic care, the results of this study suggest that the referral letter to specialised mental health care should have a larger emphasis on the overall treatment plan, on the specific role of specialised health care in the continuum of care, and on patient involvement."

Recommended content of referral letters from general practitioners to specialised mental health care: a qualitative multi-perspective study
M Hartveit, O Thorsen, E Biringer, K Vanhaecht, B Carlsen, A Aslaksen
BMC Health Services Research, 2013, 13:329

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