Activity Report and Future Prospects of the Medical and Nursing Care Cooperation Desk in Koshigaya City

: The "medical and nursing care cooperation desk" was established within the Koshigaya Medical Association in April 2016 in and began operating in Koshigaya City. There were 243 consultation cases during the 17 months from April 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017. Consultation with medical institutions and visiting nursing stations accounted for 42%of cases and nursing-related personnel accounted for 40%. Regarding consultation contents, transition to home medical care accounted for 50%of cases. We publish a monthly information magazine, "Cooperation Between Medical Care and Nursing Care,"with information on the contents of consultation, and multidisciplinary information sharing is being planned. Moreover, we hold training sessions and raise awareness in order to establish positive collaboration between medical care and nursing care. The role of the cooperation desk is not only related to the discharge of hospitalized patients, but is also widely involved in structuring community- based integrated care systems.