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dc.contributor.authorCoffey, Alice
dc.contributor.authorO'Reilly, Pauline
dc.contributor.authorMeskell, Pauline
dc.contributor.authorTuohy, Dympna
dc.contributor.authorO'Brien, Brid
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Jill
dc.contributor.authorDoody, Owen
dc.contributor.authorGraham, Margaret
dc.contributor.authorFahy, Anne
dc.contributor.authorBarry, Louise
dc.contributor.authorO'Doherty, Jane
dc.contributor.authorO'Keeffe, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorKiely, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorHoey, Carmel
dc.contributor.authorLang, Deirdre
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-04T10:23:06Z
dc.date.available2020-02-04T10:23:06Z
dc.date.issued2019-12
dc.identifier.citationCoffey, A., O’Reilly, P., Meskell, P., Tuohy, D., O’Brien, B., Murphy, J., Doody, O., Graham, M., Fahy, A., Barry, L., O’Keeffe, J., Kiely, M., O’Doherty, J., Hoey, C. and Lang, D. (2019) The development of a national transfer document for use when an older person is being transferred from residential to acute settings. Dublin: Health Service Executiveen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/627131
dc.descriptionThe effective management of care for older people across all sectors of healthcare is a key issue for health care policy and practice. Transitions of older adults with multiple chronic conditions are particularly vulnerable and frequently characterised by breakdowns in communication both within and between services that can lead to poorer outcomes for the older person. The provision of quality care to older adults is dependent upon clear concise and contemporary communication. However, international research suggests that documentation and handover deficiencies between age care facilities and acute services are common and in some cases absent. A variety of nursing transfer documents exist and there is a lack of consensus regarding the information considered essential for inclusion in transfer documentation. Standardised tools have demonstrated improvements in the quality of communication from aged care facilities and the acute hospital. The National Clinical Programme for Older People in Ireland, supported by Office of Nursing and Midwifery Services Director in recognition of the importance of improving communication between residential and acute care facilities, commissioned this research. To develop an evidence based and person centred national transfer document for use when an older person is being transferred from residential to acute care settings. Stages of development included: an integrated review of international literature, a stakeholder focus group study, a consultative process with an expert advisory group and an expert in person centred care. A pilot of the transfer document was then conducted, in twenty-eight residential and three acute care sites, across three geographical locations over a three-month period. Staff surveys were conducted, to ascertain their perceptions on the usability, layout and design of the document. Results: There was general agreement in the literature, the focus group study and pilot study that a standardised transfer document was required for safe and effective transfer of older people from residential to acute care and a need for a holistic, person-centred approach to this documentation. Results of the pilot were used to inform revisions to the design and layout of the national transfer document i.e. to divide the piloted document into two parts (Transfer Document and Health Profile/Passport) retaining the evidence based content and the person centred perspective. A consultation/focus group discussion with participants in the pilot study was then convened to reach consensus on the final design and layout.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipOffice of the Nursing and Midwifery Services Directoren_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHealth Service Executive (HSE)en_US
dc.subjectOLDER PEOPLEen_US
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL CAREen_US
dc.subjectACUTE MEDICAL CAREen_US
dc.titleThe Development of a National Transfer Document: for use when an older person is being transferred from residential to acute care settingsen_US
dc.typeReporten_US
dc.typeGuidelineen_US
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Limericken_US
refterms.dateFOA2020-02-04T10:23:06Z


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