70 Care Closer to Home for Children and Young People Who are Ill: How Far Can We Go?

摘要: Background and aims: Delivering care closer to home (CCTH) for children young people who are ill is a policy aim in many countries. The evidence base about the costs effectiveness of CCTH underdeveloped, as understanding best practice service delivery organisation. This study aimed to: Methods: Results: international on remains weak. Three main models evident, with different organisational features costs. Conclusions: Children complex, long-term needs, well acute conditions that will resolve can be cared safely home. However, barriers facilitators further development need addressed before we understand ‘how far go’.