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Improving care for children in a multi-agency alliance
Nursing Times
|July 1, 1995
Insights
Asthma significantly impacts children
Area of Science:
- Pediatric respiratory health
- Healthcare quality improvement
Background:
- Asthma poses a significant burden on child morbidity and mortality.
- Effective management strategies are crucial for pediatric asthma care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the collaborative efforts of a multi-agency alliance.
- To enhance the quality of care for pediatric asthma patients.
Main Methods:
- Formation of a healthy alliance with representatives from primary and secondary care.
- Multi-agency collaboration to address asthma management.
Main Results:
- The alliance successfully brought together diverse healthcare professionals.
- Initiated a focused effort to improve pediatric asthma care pathways.
Conclusions:
- Multi-agency collaboration is a viable model for improving pediatric asthma care.
- Integrated care approaches can lead to better health outcomes for children with asthma.
Abstract:
The impact of asthma on morbidity and mortality is well documented. This paper describes the work of a healthy alliance comprising multi-agency representatives from primary and secondary care in their quest to improve the quality of care for children with asthma.