Telephone triage in-hours: Does it work?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 624, 2014, Pages 327-328

  Gillam, Stephen ^a  

^a Liverpool Road Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TELECONSULTATION; CHECKLIST; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; TRENDS;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHECKLIST; FORECASTING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; TRIAGE;

EID: 84904901952     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14X680377     Document Type: Editorial

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