Should the NHS work at weekends as it does in the week? Yes

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 346, Issue 7897, 2013, Pages

  Keogh, Bruce ^a  

^a Richmond House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC RECESSION; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKING TIME; ARTICLE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERIODICITY; TIME;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PERIODICITY; STATE MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874592809     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f621     Document Type: Note

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