Surgical outpatient clinics: are we allowing enough time?
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Surgical outpatient clinics: are we allowing enough time?
BACKGROUND Performance management initiatives, such as the UK's Patient's Charter, are creating pressure for patients to be seen earlier at out patient clinics, thus increasing clinic workloads. There is, however, little information about whether this can be absorbed, either by utilizing spare capacity or by more efficient use of time, or whether it is likely to affect patient care adversely. ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal for Quality in Health Care
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1353-4505,1464-3677
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/11.3.215