Reducing referral-to-treatment waiting times in cancer patients using a multidisciplinary database

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-117

  Nouraei, S A Reza ^a   Philpott, J ^a   Nouraei, S M ^a   Maude, D C K ^a   Sandhu, G S ^a   Sandison, A ^a   Clarke, P M ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Multidisciplinary teams; Referral to treatment; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COOPERATION; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; THERAPY DELAY; TIME; TREATMENT PLANNING; WAITING TIME;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33847782779     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588407X155455     Document Type: Article

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