Fig. 2

Hip Fracture Patient Pathway in the Norwegian Healthcare System from a medication perspective. ^†Patients who had an increased need for care received community based healthcare in one of the following care settings: Home with district nursing service, Care home with an increased follow-up by the district nursing service, or Nursing home—where the patient had a 24-h nursing service with affiliated physicians available at least once a week. The healthcare personnel responsible for prescribing and administering medications were affiliated with the accommodation setting (e.g. if in a nursing home; the physician at the nursing home prescribed medication, and nursing staff administered). ††Medication management in care settings: physicians were responsible for prescribing medication (e.g. General Practitioner for home-dwelling patients, the affiliated physician for patients in nursing homes), and nurses were responsible for the administration of medication. For home-dwelling patients, the patients themselves, a carer, or district nurses were responsible for administration. ‡Some patients were discharged directly to their habitual accommodation. Patients without adequate support from community based healthcare received increased care for a limited time period, whilst recovering, or if needed; permanently