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United they stand — co-ordinating care for elderly patients with hip fracture
Corporate Author	Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales
Publisher	HMSO (The Stationery Office), London, 1995
Pages	68 pp (National Report - includes an Executive Briefing, November 1995)
Source	HMSO Publications Centre, PO Box 276, London SW8 5DT.
Keywords	Fractures ; In-patients ; Admission [hospitals] ; Surgery ; Rehabilitation ; Aftercare ; Case studies.
Annotation	This study of the care received by elderly people who have fractured a hip examines the process of care up to their discharge from hospital. It focuses on the working relationships between different professional groups; assessment and treatment; and the arrangements for rehabilitation and return to the community. The study was carried out at nine hospitals across the country, and case studies of aspects of their work are briefly outlined. The Royal College of Physicians' recommendations on managers' and clinicians' duties and obligations are listed.
Accession Number	CPA-970410205 B
Classmark	CUF: LF7: LD:QKH: LKA: LM: LN: 69P
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