Early warning systems in the UK: Variation in content and implementation strategy has implications for a NHS early warning system

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

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 424-427

  Patterson, Caroline ^a   Maclean, Fiona ^b   Bell, Cameron ^c   Mukherjee, Elora ^d   Bryan, Leoni ^e   Woodcock, Thomas ^c   Bell, Derek ^a,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NIHR CLAHRC for Northwest London   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^e CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute medicine; Early warning scores; National guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL TRACK AND TRIGGER SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80054930338     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.11-5-424     Document Type: Article

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