Major incident planning in primary care trusts in north-west England: A cross-sectional survey

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-29

  Day, Thomas ^a   Challen, Kirsty ^b   Walter, Darren ^c  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INTERVIEW; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; STAFF TRAINING; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISASTER PLANNING; ENGLAND; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 76649098840     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/hsmr.2009.009014     Document Type: Short Survey

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