Access to general practice and visits to accident and emergency departments in England: cross-sectional analysis of a national patient survey

British Journal of General Practice

Hilary C Watt¹  Daniel C Gibbons¹  Matthew J Harris¹  Thomas E Cowling¹  Azeem Majeed¹ 

[1] Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London.

关键词: access to health care;    emergency departments;    general practice;    patient appointments;    primary health care;    urgent care;   

DOI  :  10.3399/bjgp14X680533

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Royal College of General Practitioners

【 摘 要 】

The annual number of unplanned attendances at accident and emergency (A&E) departments in England increased by 11% (2.2 million attendances) between 2008–2009 and 2012–2013. A national review of urgent and emergency care has emphasised the role of access to primary care services in preventing A&E attendances.

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