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. 1978 Aug;28(193):485-91.

The vital role of the cottage-community hospital

A E While

The vital role of the cottage-community hospital

A E While. J R Coll Gen Pract. 1978 Aug.

Abstract

The history of general-practitioner hospitals is reviewed and a case made for their retention and extension. Among the advantages they provide are: a local service for patients, less expensive hospital care than is possible in a district general hospital, less travelling expenses for patients, valuable postgraduate education for doctors, and improvement of general-practitioner morale.

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