Peer review report 2 on “Surgical Assessment Clinic: One stop emergency out-patient clinic for rapid assessment, reduced admissions and improved acute surgical service”
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Surgical assessment clinic - One stop emergency out-patient clinic for rapid assessment, reduced admissions and improved acute surgical service: A quality improvement study
Background There is increasing pressure on emergency services within the NHS requiring efficient, rapid assessment and management of patients. A subsequent reduction in hospital admissions reduces overall costs with an aim to improve quality of care. At the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital we run a one stop emergency surgical clinic. With strict criteria for admission to this clinic we have establishe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Medicine and Surgery
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2049-0801
DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2017.10.016