Users' reports and evaluations of out-of-hours health care and the UK national quality requirements: A cross-sectional study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 558, 2009, Pages 18-23

  Campbell, John ^a   Roland, Martin ^b   Richards, Suzanne ^a   Dickens, Andy ^a   Greco, Michael ^c   Bower, Peter ^b  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c CFEP UK Surveys   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Out of hours medical care; Primary care; Quality of health care; Questionnaire; Satisfaction; Standards; Unscheduled care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKING TIME;

EID: 58149482065     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp09X394815     Document Type: Article

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