Non-face-to-face consultations and communications in primary care: The role and perspective of general practice managers in Scotland

Informatics in Primary Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-24

  Hanna, Lisa ^a   May, Carl ^b   Fairhurst, Karen ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Email; General practice; Practice management; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; E-MAIL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ELECTRONIC MAIL; HUMANS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SCOTLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 81855203317     PISSN: 14760320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14236/jhi.v19i1.789     Document Type: Article

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