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Rapid access centre
— is it the answer for our ageing population? | | Author(s) | Ashraf Nasim, Bhaskar Mandal |
| Journal title | Geriatric Medicine, vol 37, no 7, July 2007 |
| Pages | pp 15-19 |
| Keywords | Health Authorities and Trusts ; Hospital services ; Diagnosis ; Screening ; Runnymede ; Spelthorne. |
| Annotation | Given the UK's rapidly ageing population, there is likely to be a substantial increase in the prevalence of chronic diseases, and which could have a severe impact on already scarce health resources. This article discusses how a rapid access centre at Ashford Hospital, Middlesex has significantly improved healthcare services for older people in Surrey, provided by the Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070814221 A |
| Classmark | L4A: LD: LK7: 3V: 8SYA: 8SYM |
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