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Table 3 Other General Descriptions of In-Reach Team Referrals (N = 399)

From: In-reach specialist nursing teams for residential care homes: uptake of services, impact on care provision and cost-effectiveness

Other Reasons for Referrals

Frequency

N (%)

Opportunistic partnership (DNs/Practice nurse)

217 (54%)

Advice only (includes telephone triage)

102 (26%)

Incomplete paperwork

27 (7%)

Physiotherapy only (advice and assessment)

20 (5%)

Inappropriate referral

22 (6%)

Other1

11 (3%)

Total

399 (100%)

  1. 1Includes: Care home staff unable to facilitate discharge (n = 3); Care home staff reluctant for IRT involvement (n = 2); Uncertain diagnosis (n = 2); Single other (n-4)