Impact of initiatives to improve access to, and choice of, primary and urgent care in the England: A systematic review

Health Policy

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 304-315

  Tan, Stefanie ^a   Mays, Nicholas ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; England; NHS; Patient choice; Primary care reform; Urgent care

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; URGENT CARE SYSTEM; AMBULATORY CARE; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION;

AMBULATORY CARE; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84919464483     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.07.011     Document Type: Review

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