Letter
Intermediate care is ageist
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BMJ
2002;325:495.1
- Gerard Bulger (gerard.bulger@archway.nhs.uk), general practitioner.
- Archway Surgery, Bovingdon, Hertfordshire HP3 0HJ
EDITOR—With reference to the editorial by Pencheon, intermediate care is logical if you do not want people to go to hospital.1 Since there is no other avenue to obtain rapid assessment of patients and access to diagnostic facilities, hospital remains the safest option, provided that hospital is proactive with a rapid discharge policy. The problems general practitioners have in getting …
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