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Table 4 Views about the effects of integrated working between care homes and NHS (from homes reporting integrated working only (n = 45)

From: Integrated working between residential care homes and primary care: a survey of care homes in England

Integrated working between the

NHS and my care home has: n (%)

N

Strongly Agree/ Agree

Strongly Disagree/ Disagree

Don’t know

Improved access to preventive care for residents

42

34 (80.9)

8 (19.0)

0

Provided opportunities to discuss resident’s care together

42

31 (73.9)

10 (23.8)

1 (2.4)

Led to greater continuity of service provision

43

30 (69.8)

11 (25.6)

2 (4.7)

Provided a wider range of services for older people

43

32 (74.4)

11 (25.6)

0

Improved the speed of response from primary care

42

31 (73.8)

8 (19.1)

3 (7.1)

Not made residents aware of available services

41

17 (41.5)

22 (53.6)

2 (4.9)

Had no effect on residents quality of life and wellbeing

41

17 (41.5)

22 (53.6)

2 (4.9)

NHS staff are reluctant to share information together

41

17 (41.5)

23 (56.1)

1 (2.4)