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Informal carers: the role of general practitioners and district nurses

Informal carers: the role of general practitioners and district nurses
Informal carers: the role of general practitioners and district nurses
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.
support for carers, postal survey, current practice
0960-1643
655-657
Simon, C.
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Kendrick, T.
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Simon, C.
02904d47-a311-44a0-9f95-362e92b3eb83
Kendrick, T.
c697a72c-c698-469d-8ac2-f00df40583e5

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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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.

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Published date: 2001
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Keywords: support for carers, postal survey, current practice

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Local EPrints ID: 24501
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/24501
ISSN: 0960-1643
PURE UUID: a55b759f-cd9e-4f25-a875-fd05ac273e2b
ORCID for T. Kendrick: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1618-9381

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Date deposited: 30 Mar 2006
Last modified: 09 Jan 2022 02:57

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Author: C. Simon
Author: T. Kendrick ORCID iD

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