Lessons from the 4-hour standard in England for Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-5

  Cameron, Peter A ^a,b   Cooke, Matthew W ^c  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c United Kingdom Department of Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79951808524     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb04134.x     Document Type: Editorial

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