title: A general-practitioner ward in a new district general hospital.
abstract: So far there are relatively few general-practitioner wards in district general hospitals in the National Health Service. The work of one such general-practitioner ward at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, is described and the advantages of this system of care for patients and doctors discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004739:England; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team