Therapeutic nursing or unblocking beds? A randomised controlled trial of a post-acute intermediate care unitCommentary: Problems with randomised consentAuthors' reply

Abstract

The nurse-led unit seemed to be a safe alternative to conventional management, but a full accounting of such units' place in the local continuum of care and the costs associated with acute hospitals managing post-acute patients is needed if nurse-led units are to become an effective part of the government's recent commitment to intermediate care.