Paediatric home care for acute illness: I. GPs’ and hospital‐at‐home staff views

Previous studies of general practitioner views of paediatric home care have presented a rather negative view of such services. This study examines GPs’, nurses’ and managers’ views of a new, acute paediatric hospital‐at‐home nursing service in Rugby. Methods used are qualitative and quantitative questionnaires and interviews, including Likert‐type scales and open questions. Contrary to the mixed and somewhat negative findings of previous studies, this study reports positive views on the impact of hospital‐at‐home in Rugby, in terms of acceptability and impact on the roles and responsibilities of GPs.