Abstract
A GP practice set up a new system of assessing patients, with an emphasis on appropriate immediate need. The aim is to speed up treatment and reduce inappropriate accident and emergency admissions. A new role of community paramedic on loan from the ambulance trust was a vital part of the team. The first eight months dramatically cut accident and emergency admissions and sped up category A response times.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 28-30 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Health Service Journal |
| Volume | 113 |
| Issue number | 5865 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |