Paediatric respiratory nursing posts in secondary care reduce asthma morbidity, but provision is variable.

McKean, M; Furness, J; Northern and Yorkshire Region Committee of the British Lung Foundation · Arch Dis Child · 2009

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

British guidelines on asthma recommend nurse delivered structured discharges for all children with asthma. This study carried out a postal and telephone survey to investigate the provision of this service. Twenty out of 34 (59%) hospitals in the Northern and Yorkshire regions do not have a recognised paediatric respiratory nurse post to facilitate this aspect of care.

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