Making the surgical beds go around

Journal of Quality in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 208-210

  Fletcher, John P ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Admissions; Resources; Surgical beds

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; OPERATING ROOM; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TEAMWORK;

ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; AUSTRALIA; BEDS; EMERGENCIES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ADMISSION; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 0033407505     PISSN: 13205455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1762.1999.00328.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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2. Kutiyanawala AIA, Pickering S, Everson NW, Hemingway D & Watkin D. An audit of bed usage in an acute surgical ward. Are we managing our resources effectively? Ann. R. Coll. Surg. Engl. 1998; 80 (Suppl.): 223-4.