Letters
Primary care in accident and emergency departments
BMJ 1995; 311 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.311.7017.1438 (Published 25 November 1995) Cite this as: BMJ 1995;311:1438
- Jane Fothergill,
- R Touquet,
- P Ward
- Consultant Consultant Registrar Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, London W2 1NY
Outcomes of study cast doubt on sensitivity of triage decisions and triage criteria
EDITOR,--Jeremy Dale and colleagues highlight the difficult and unresolved problem of appropriate triage for patients attending accident and emergency departments with “primary care” type problems.1 We have had a primary care service in our accident and emergency department since February 1993, which we recently analysed.2
At St Mary's …
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