RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Evaluation of a direct doctor-patient telephone advice line in general practice.
JF British Journal of General Practice
JO Br J Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 305
OP 306
VO 50
IS 453
A1 Stuart, A
A1 Rogers, S
A1 Modell, M
YR 2000
UL http://bjgp.org/content/50/453/305.abstract
AB A general practitioner-staffed direct access telephone advice line was made available for 30 minutes every morning at an inner-London practice to advise patients with urgent problems. Users valued the service, but the impact on surgery consultations was too small for this to be advocated as an alternative to emergency consultations.