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- Title
DOCTOR-PATIENT RATIOS AND ACUTE MEDICAL ADMISSIONS: A SIMPLE SOLUTION FOR AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM!
- Authors
Chacko, Shaji; Prabhavalkar, Siddhesh
- Abstract
The article deals with the increase in the number of hospital admissions under acute care from 2009-2013 in Northern Ireland. It notes that majority of the admissions involve those people who are over 65 years old and with complex needs. It discusses a survey by the Royal College of Physicians which showed the difficulties being experienced by physicians due to the admission increase.
- Subjects
HOSPITAL admission &; discharge; PATIENT readmissions; GENERAL practitioners; MEDICAL practice; ROYAL College of Physicians of Ireland
- Publication
Ulster Medical Journal, 2014, Vol 83, Issue 1, p54
- ISSN
0041-6193
- Publication type
Article