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Patient pathway improvements
Patient centred comes at a price
BMJ 2009; 338 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b861 (Published 03 March 2009) Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b861- Peter A West, senior research associate1
- 1York Health Economics Consortium, University of York, York YO10 5NH
- paw11{at}york.ac.uk
The potential cost of more rapid access to services should not be overlooked.1
Queueing models show how rapidly costs rise with the shortening of the queue. To see a dermatologist in two days means having a lot more dermatologists who either cost more or …
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