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A survey of professionals delivering secondary care regarding their requirements for paediatric cardiac services as provided by specialists

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 September 2005

Linda Maynard ,
Rodney C. G. Franklin  and
Jo Wray
Linda Maynard
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust, Harefield Hospital, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Rodney C. G. Franklin
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust, Harefield Hospital, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Jo Wray
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust, Harefield Hospital, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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Abstract

The provision of outreach services by paediatric cardiac centres enhances the choice for both parents and professionals. We have conducted a survey to investigate the processes for information and communication at times of interface between specialist and local services for cardiac disease. Based on the responses, we suggest that distance from, and level of contact with, the specialist centre may influence satisfaction and the perceived usefulness of more information. We suggest strategies to increase contact, and make more effective targeting of resources.

Keywords

Informationcommunicationliaison
Type
Original Article
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 15 , Issue 5 , October 2005 , pp. 489 - 492
Copyright
© 2005 Cambridge University Press

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