November 30, 2025BMJ Open QualityOpen Access

Collaborative Working to Address Inappropriate ED Attendances by Nursing Home Residents

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Quality improvement project reduced inappropriate ED attendances by RCF residents from 50% to 31%, indicating enhanced palliative care services.

Inappropriate attendances to emergency departments fell from 50% to 31% following interventions.
Quality improvement project utilized a multidisciplinary team approach to enhance care for nursing home residents.
New palliative care service has streamlined communication and treatment plans for better patient outcomes.
This initiative supports collaboration between geriatric and palliative medicine, improving care delivery.

McCarthy et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Quality improvement project reduced inappropriate ED attendances by RCF residents from 50% to 31%, indicating enhanced palliative care services.