Addressing the problems associated with general practitioners' workload in nursing and residential homes: Findings from a qualitative study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 487, 2003, Pages 113-119

  Jacobs, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly patients; GP workload; Health services accessibility; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTRACT; ELDERLY CARE; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SERVICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGISTER; RESIDENT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0037317149     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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