Acceptability of nhs 111 the telephone service for urgent health care: Cross sectional postal survey of users' views

Family Practice

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 193-200

  O'cathain, Alicia ^a   Knowles, Emma ^a   Turner, Janette ^a   Nicholl, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; Out of hours medical care; Patient satisfaction; Telephone; Triage; Urgent care

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION SERVICE; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NHS 111; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

GENERAL PRACTICE; OUT-OF-HOURS MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TELEPHONE; TRIAGE; URGENT CARE.;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTER-HOURS CARE; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOTLINES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE; TELEPHONE; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897842343     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmt078     Document Type: Article

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