The impact of a general practice co-operative on accident and emergency services, patient satisfaction and GP satisfaction

Family Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 180-182

  Pickin, D M ^a   O'Cathain, A ^a   Fall, M ^a   Morgan, A B ^a   Howe, A ^a   Nicholl, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency services; Family practice; Out of hours; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COOPERATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 1842843871     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmh213     Document Type: Article

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