Telephone contact centre links to primary healthcare reform.

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  • Sheila Weatherill
  • Susan Paul
  • Marianne Stewart
چکیده

A new telephone health advice service implemented in September 2000 is integral to the Capital Health (Edmonton) Region's strategy to build a comprehensive approach to primary healthcare. Capital Health Link operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week and was the first comprehensive nurse-based health advice phone line in Alberta.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Hospital quarterly

دوره 6 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2002