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Chapter 9 - Hospital at Home

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

Sarb Clare
Affiliation:
Acute and General Internal Medicine, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Chris Duncan
Affiliation:
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine in London
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Summary

Hospital at Home provides an alternative pathway of acute care that is traditionally delivered within hospital settings. This pioneering concept of care provides a potential solution to the increasing demand on acute hospital trusts and dwindling availability of hospital beds. The primary goal is to provide hospital admission avoidance whilst delivering high-quality acute care in a multi-disciplinary fashion. Senior decision-making and mobile diagnostics, such as point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), are critical to this model.

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Ultrasound for the Generalist
A Guide to Point of Care Imaging
, pp. 190 - 194
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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