Tackling the workforce crisis in district nursing: can the Dutch Buurtzorg model offer a solution and a better patient experience? A mixed methods case study

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 8; no. 6; p. e021931
• Main Authors: Drennan, Vari M, Calestani, Melania, Ross, Fiona, Saunders, Mary, West, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 06.06.2018; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Bureaucracy; Case management; Cost analysis; Frailty; Health care; Health services; Maternal & child health; Mixed methods research; Nursing; Nursing care; Nursing homes; Patient satisfaction; Teams; Visiting nurses; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; primary care; human resource management; organisation of health services; quality in health care

Despite policy intentions for more healthcare out of hospital, district nursing services face multiple funding and staffing challenges, which compromise the care delivered and policy objectives.ObjectivesWhat is the impact of the adapted Buurtzorg model on feasibility, acceptability and effective ou...