31 January 2018

The Royal Free Hospital 'hub and spoke network model' delivers effective care and increased access to liver transplantation.

The Royal Free Hospital 'hub and spoke network model' delivers effective care and increased access to liver transplantation. [Abstract]
Public Health. 2018 Jan;154:164-171. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2017.10.012.
  • A retrospective evaluation of outcomes and patient satisfaction within the Royal Free liver transplant 'hub-and-spoke' network concludes that the networks are effective in offering equivalent clinical outcomes, high patient satisfaction and alleviate clinical pressure on the hub centre. They have to potential to help eliminate the geographical disparity in mortality rates from chronic liver disease.