Right cot, right place, right time: improving the design and organisation of neonatal care networks - a computer simulation study

• Main Authors: Michael Allen (Author), Anne Spencer (Author), Andy Gibson (Author), Justin Matthews (Author), Alex Allwood (Author), Sue Prosser (Author), Martin Pitt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: There is a tension in many health-care services between the expertise and efficiency that comes with centralising services and the ease of access for patients. Neonatal care is further complicated by the organisation of care into networks where different hospitals offer different levels...