GP Nurse Liaison
The GP Nurse Liaison Service operates from Monday to Friday. It’s an identified link whose aim is to enhance two way communications between the Emergency Department and the community incorporating General Practitioners, Southdoc and the Public Health Nurses.
A high rate of useful information is transferred to the principle carer in the community. This contributes to better knowledge of the outcome of a patients visit to the Emergency Department and enables safe discharge.
In patients with chronic conditions i.e. Diabetes or Asthma it reduces the risk of revisits and readmissions particularly in the elderly. This link with the community also enables the transfer of much needed information comprising of past medical history, regular medication and social history to the acute service where the patient is unknown prior to arrival.
All healthcare professions are welcome to use this service.
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