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The development of a nurse-led iron deficiency anaemia service in a district general hospital
Susan L Surgenor1, Silvia Kirkham1, Sally D Parry1
1Gastroenterology Unit, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Poole, UK.
Objective:
To improve the quality of care provided to patients with iron deficiency anaemia (IDA).
Design:
Service development.
Setting:
District General Hospital.
Patients:
Adults with IDA.
Main Outcome Measures:
Descriptive report of the practicalities and benefits of establishing an IDA clinic.
Conclusions:
The IDA clinic is a novel service development which enhances the management of patients with this common condition, by facilitating prompt confirmation of the diagnosis, replacement therapy and investigation for serious underlying pathology, in particular gastrointestinal malignancy.
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