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Sources, uses, strengths and limitations of data collected in primary care in England
Author(s)	Azeem Majeed
Journal title	Health Statistics Quarterly, no 21, Spring 2004
Pages	pp 5-14
Source	http://www.statistics.gov.uk/products/p6725.asp
Keywords	General practice ; Performance ; Statistics [data] ; England.
Annotation	In the UK, general practitioners (GPs) are responsible for both providing primary care services and for organising referrals for specialist care. Consequently, the medical records held by GPs include details of all diagnoses and prescribed drugs, in many cases extending from birth. In an increasing number of general practices, these records are held in electronic format and are generally available for extraction and analysis. Electronic data from general practices therefore offer unique opportunities to plan and monitor health services, measure the quality of care provided by the National Health Service (NHS), and undertake population-based research. This article is based on a report prepared for the Department of Health (DH) by the author. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040405215 A
Classmark	L5: 5H: 35: 6C: 82
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