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Anticipatory Prescribing of Injectable Controlled Drugs (ICDs) in Care Homes: a qualitative observational study of Staff Role, Uncertain Dying and Hospital Transfer at the End-of-Life

2023-09-27

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<h4>Background: </h4> The anticipatory prescribing of injectable controlled drugs (ICDs) by general practitioners (GPs) to care home residents is common practice and is believed to reduce emergency hospital transfers at the end-of-life. However, evidence about the process of ICD prescribing and how it affects residents’ hospital transfer is limited. The study examined how care home nurses and senior carers (senior...

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-3322026/v1
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