Informal carers: the role of general practitioners and district nurses
Simon, C. and Kendrick, T. (2001) Informal carers: the role of general practitioners and district nurses. British Journal of General Practice, 51, (469), 655-657.
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Description/Abstract
Six million informal carers provide support for aged and disabled people in the United Kingdom. Government policies suggest that primary care teams are the main support for carers. This postal survey of 300 general practitioners (GPs) and 272 district nurses (DNs) aimed to determine current practice and views on their role in supporting informal carers. In practice, GPs and DNs lack time, resources, and training to provide support, and see themselves in a reactive role only.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0960-1643 (print) |
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| Keywords: | support for carers, postal survey, current practice |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RT Nursing R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Medicine > Community Clinical Sciences |
| Item ID: | 24501 |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Mar 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 13:48 |
| Contributors: | Simon, C. (Author) Kendrick, T. (Author) |
| Date: | 2001 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/24501 |
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