The book studies referral behaviour by relating medical referrals sent by doctors to a district hospital to findings from in-depth interviews with these doctors and to information about their use of the investigation services. The author goes on to study the outcome of the referrals by interviewing the consultants concerned ...
Towards the end of 1969, the Belfast Hospital Management Committee asked the King's Fund to sponsor a review of the operation of the out-patient department since the implementation of the recommendations made in a previous report in 1967. This is a copy of this report which includes a summary of ...
This draft memorandum summarises information collected on various methods employed by hospitals in London to prevent unnecessary waiting by outpatients. Its object is to assist all hospitals to ascertain whether their own waiting time is capable of reduction, and if so, how to reduce it.
This document follows the results of an enquiry to consider and report generally as to the circumstances and conditions under which patients are admitted to casualty and outpatient departments of the London Voluntary Hospitals. It looks especially at what precautions are taken to prevent the admission of people who are ...