Tatman M A, Woodroffe C
Wolfson Child Health Monitoring Unit, Institute of Child Health, London.
Arch Dis Child. 1993 Dec;69(6):677-80. doi: 10.1136/adc.69.6.677.
Paediatric home care services in the UK were ascertained in 1991 and 1992. Respondents from 209 (97%) UK health districts and boards identified 62 general and 124 specialist paediatric home care services by January 1993, 15% having opened in the previous year. Of all UK children, 30% lived in a district with a general home care service. Five health regions had only specialist services. Districts differed widely in the availability of home care for different disorders. The home care services were small, general services employing a mean (SD) of 2.5 (1.6) whole time equivalent (WTE) nurses, and specialist services 1.3 (0.8) WTE nurses. Few services were available 24 hours a day. Funding arrangements were diverse and some services had difficulties in obtaining consumables and equipment for home use. Despite rapid growth there remains considerable scope for the development of paediatric home care throughout the UK.
英国的儿科家庭护理服务于1991年和1992年进行了调查。截至1993年1月，来自英国209个（97%）卫生区和委员会的受访者确定了62项普通儿科家庭护理服务和124项专科儿科家庭护理服务，其中15%是在前一年开办的。在英国所有儿童中，30%生活在设有普通家庭护理服务的地区。五个卫生区域只有专科服务。不同地区在针对不同疾病提供家庭护理方面差异很大。家庭护理服务规模较小，普通服务平均（标准差）雇佣2.5（1.6）名全职等效（WTE）护士，专科服务雇佣1.3（0.8）名WTE护士。几乎没有服务提供24小时全天服务。资金安排多种多样，一些服务在获取家用耗材和设备方面存在困难。尽管发展迅速，但英国儿科家庭护理的发展仍有很大空间。
