Table 3.
Other General Descriptions of In-Reach Team Referrals (N = 399)
| Other Reasons for Referrals |
Frequency N (%) |
| Opportunistic partnership (DNs/Practice nurse) | 217 (54%) |
| Advice only (includes telephone triage) | 102 (26%) |
| Incomplete paperwork | 27 (7%) |
| Physiotherapy only (advice and assessment) | 20 (5%) |
| Inappropriate referral | 22 (6%) |
| Other1 | 11 (3%) |
| Total | 399 (100%) |
1Includes: Care home staff unable to facilitate discharge (n = 3); Care home staff reluctant for IRT involvement (n = 2); Uncertain diagnosis (n = 2); Single other (n-4)