NHS direct: evaluate, integrate, or bust

Editorial

D Pencheon. BMJ. 1998.

. 1998 Oct 17;317(7165):1026-7.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7165.1026.

No abstract available

Comment on

Safety and effectiveness of nurse telephone consultation in out of hours primary care: randomised controlled trial. The South Wiltshire Out of Hours Project (SWOOP) Group.
Lattimer V, George S, Thompson F, Thomas E, Mullee M, Turnbull J, Smith H, Moore M, Bond H, Glasper A. Lattimer V, et al. BMJ. 1998 Oct 17;317(7165):1054-9. doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7165.1054. BMJ. 1998. PMID: 9774295 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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