Providing community intravenous therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Br J Nurs
; 30(19): S4-S12, 2021 Oct 28.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1497946
ABSTRACT
Community intravenous therapy is well-established in most regions of the UK. Although there are national good practice recommendations detailing the service provision of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT), examples of extended service delivery of other therapies are limited. This article describes the development of a community IV therapy service through integration with acute and primary care teams. IV therapies delivered in addition to antimicrobials safely outside of the hospital setting are also discussed with scope for future areas of development explored. The benefits of care closer to home for patients during the global COVID-19 pandemic are examined, as well as the potential for widening the whole gamut of practice for already established NHS community services through the development of integrated working in a local care organisation.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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COVID-19
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Br J Nurs
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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