What is the effect of a consultant presence in an acute medical unit?

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 214-218

  McNeill, Gregor B S ^a   Brahmbhatt, Darshan H ^b   Prevost, A Toby ^c   Trepte, Nicola J B ^d  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute; Admission; Consultant; Cost; Discharge; Mortality; Readmission

Indexed keywords

ACUTE MEDICAL UNIT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; CONSULTANT PRESENCE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; ACUTE DISEASE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING;

EID: 69049097345     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.9-3-214     Document Type: Article

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