Evaluation of the Model of Nurse Case Management

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Evaluation of the Model of Nurse Case Management

• Flintshire Local Health Board

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Background

• Initial inclusion/exclusion criteria
• Pre-set outcome measures

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Results of first evaluation
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Results of first evaluation
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New Direction

• Timely assessment post discharge
• Change in inclusion/exclusion criteria
• Referrals accepted from any source

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Reference

• http//www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/home.cfm?OrgID271
• Board paper - December 2006
• Care Coordination Team Report

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FLINTSHEAR (Flintshire Integrated Nursing Team
Social Healthcare Evaluation And Research)

• - Outline trial platform submitted to MRC July
  07
• - Shortlisted for full proposal Oct 07
• - MRC complex intervention framework
• - Aim of trial platform
• To develop and refine the intervention,
  determine whether generic or condition specific
  focus and develop treatment manual
• Test the feasibility of control intervention
  groups
• Test the main and secondary outcome measures
• Resolve other design issues
• - Pilot trial 150 patients through 12 month
  follow-up
• - Nested qualitative study

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FLINTSHEAR (Flintshire Integrated Nursing Team
Social Healthcare Evaluation And Research)

• Cardiff University
• Richard Neal (PI), Clare Wilkinson, John
  Belcher, Nefyn Williams, Greg Moran, Sarah Nobes,
  Roopa Adke, Maria Haines
• UWB
• Ian Russell, Peter Maddison, Rhiannon Tudor
  Edwards,
• UCE
• Sue Horrocks
• Flintshire LHB
• Janette Fells, Nesta Rees

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Questions