Monday 28 July 2014

Breaking down the silos: Collaboration delivering an efficient and effective response to palliative care emergencies

Progress in Palliative Care, 01 August 2014, vol./is. 22/4(212-218)
Kate Swetenham; Hugh Grantham; Karen Glaetzer

The objective is to explore the introduction of a rapid response team using a partnership model involving extended care paramedics in South Australia. Early data reveals that 90% of unnecessary and unwanted hospital admissions have been avoided in the palliative care population.

Available in print in Arthur Rank House Library, Brookfields Hospital