Improving Access to Oral Surgery Services in Primary Care
| Autor: | Nick Kendall |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Oral Surgeon Oral surgery Project commissioning MEDLINE Primary care Health Services Accessibility Nursing Ambulatory care Humans Medicine Referral and Consultation health care economics and organizations business.industry General Medicine Contract Services Surgery Oral United Kingdom stomatognathic diseases State Dentistry Health Care Reform Critical Pathways General Practice Dental Health care reform business Dental public health |
| Zdroj: | Primary Dental Care. :137-142 |
| ISSN: | 1741-9344 1355-7610 |
| DOI: | 10.1308/135576109789389540 |
| Popis: | This paper describes the innovative use of National Health Service (NHS) dental commissioning powers to develop specialist primary care based oral surgery services. The outcomes, after one full year of the scheme, have been substantial improvement in access and reduced waiting times for patients, further development of NHS primary care dental services through commissioning processes, increased use and engagement of oral surgery specialists outside of a hospital setting, and considerable ongoing savings to the NHS. Collaborative working between hospital consultants and managers, Primary Care Trust dental commissioners, general dental practice providers, specialist oral surgeons and a dental public health consultant has resulted in sustainable benefits to patients and the NHS within the World Class Commissioning framework. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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