Email triage is an effective, efficient and safe way of managing new referrals to a neurologist

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Patterson, Victor ^a   Humphreys, Jenny ^b   Henderson, Mark ^a   Crealey, Grainne ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; E-MAIL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEUROLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ELECTRONIC MAIL; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEUROLOGY; NORTHERN IRELAND; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE MEDICINE; TRIAGE;

EID: 78249274520     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.038B13     Document Type: Article

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