Acute General Practice--the 7 year itch
Jameson, B.
Acute Medicine 14(3): 132-135
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1747-4892 PMID: 26767203 Document Number: 16183
The Acute GP Service has operated in Plymouth for the last 7 years. We have a mandate to improve patient care through supporting community GPs and their patients at the point of need for urgent medical assessment. I outline our service design and delivery and make the argument for the use of primary care physicians to help manage the interface between primary and secondary care.
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