This article describes innovations in the recognition and management of at-risk and deteriorating adult patients at home. It details the development of a referral pathway to advanced nurse practitioners using the National Early Warning Score and the development of an observations protocol aide-memoire for community nurses.
Primary Health Care. 29, 2, 37-44. doi: 10.7748/phc.2019.e1463
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