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Reducing length of stay for acute diabetic foot episodes: employing an extended scope of practice podiatric high-risk foot coordinator in an acute foundation trust hospital

BACKGROUND: To enhance the acute management of people with diabetic foot disease requiring admission, an extended scope of practice, podiatric high-risk foot coordinator position, was established at the Great Western Hospital, Swindon in 2010. The focus of this new role was to facilitate more effici...

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Autores principales: Cichero, Matthew J, Bower, Virginia M, Walsh, Tom P, Yates, Ben J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4029194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24330601
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-6-47