Abstract
Many children who attend emergency departments with minor injuries or illnesses can be cared for by primary care services. This article describes an innovative partnership between a primary care trust and a social enterprise company to develop a see-and-treat primary care service that has reduced the number o children attending the traditional emergency department at a London hospital.
MeSH terms
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Ambulatory Care / organization & administration*
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Child
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Cooperative Behavior
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Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data
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Humans
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Interinstitutional Relations*
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London
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Organizational Objectives
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Organizations, Nonprofit / organization & administration*
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Pediatrics / organization & administration*
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Primary Health Care / organization & administration*
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Program Development
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Program Evaluation
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State Medicine / organization & administration*