Reduce time from referral by GP to first outpatient attendance
Autor: | Adrian Midgley |
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Rok vydání: | 1996 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Referral business.industry General Engineering Attendance General Medicine medicine.disease Order (business) Emergency medicine medicine Emergency medical services General Earth and Planetary Sciences Medical emergency business health care economics and organizations General Environmental Science |
Zdroj: | BMJ. 313:302-302 |
ISSN: | 1468-5833 0959-8138 |
DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.313.7052.302b |
Popis: | EDITOR,—The fact that elective admissions are increasing at a lower rate per year than emergency admissions1 suggests that part of the solution is to increase elective admissions, day case procedures, and outpatient appointments in order to reduce what will otherwise probably become arguably inappropriate “emergency” admissions. Patients admitted as emergencies while awaiting admission or an outpatient consultation are … |
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