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In progressEthics approval TEST/2025/149

Rural Recovery Check-ins

Nurse phone check-ins from a local health centre for people recovering from surgery far from the hospital.

People who live a long way from the hospital can find it hard to get help after surgery. In this study, nurses at local health centres phone people at set times in the first month home, and arrange extra care when it is needed.

Recruitment is closed and follow-up is under way. Newsletters for people taking part are below.

Updates

  1. Recruitment closed with 140 participants. Follow-up calls continue until mid-2027.
  2. Four rural health centres are now taking part.