To find out about the medical and parental management of children having their first febrile
convulsion a hospital-based questionnaire study was carried out in which parents were …

… We would like to thank Anne Metcalfe the science teacher, for her work as the other
independent categorizer, and are also very grateful to Ms Ros Bratt and Mrs Brenda James for their …

One hundred and ninety nine general practitioners collected data on consultations with patients
for a representative sample of recording days. The number of consultations and amount …

The variation in rates of referral to hospital in general practice-is such that questions about
quality and cost can no longer be avoided. In considering referral to hospital the government …

In the current political and economic climate market forces reign supreme when it comes to
regulating the quantity and quality ofgoods and services. The NHS is no exception to the …

Research shows consistently wide variations in all aspects of general medical practice.
Extreme variations in rates of referral to hospital have recently been highlighted, but remain …

How self-sufficient are family physicians, or do they depend heavily on specialists? The
purposes of this investigation were twofold:(1) To study the pattern of referrals from private family …

One hundred and eighty three practitioners collected data on 110 000 consultations. Case
mix and pattern of care are compared for doctors practising in different urban areas. Inner city …

1. In many surgeries about 10 per cent of the attending patients' records cannot be found. 2.
Most doctors do not take records on home visits, let alone on out-of-hours calls. 3. Records …

Using data collected for a study of the process of care in a large urban area, the opportunity
was taken to examine seasonal variations in consultation patterns. While overall numbers of …