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Table 5 Outcome of Referrals to In-Reach Team (N = 733)

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

Type of Outcome

Frequency

N (%)

Short-term IRT support only1

602 (82)

Accepted into IRT bed service

118 (16)

Inappropriate referral

5 (<1)

GP call out

4 (<1)

Emergency services call out

2 (<1)

Not recorded

2 (<1)

Total

733 (100)

  1. 1Includes some cases with more than 3 contacts (originally set as limit) – these might be categorised as 'IRT monitoring' rather than short-term support i.e. periodic assessment & care co-ordination.