Increasing workload of an HIV/AIDS counselling service in a London teaching hospital, 1990-91.
The number of new patients referred to the HIV/AIDS Counselling Unit at the Royal Free Hospital, London, increased from 926 in 1989-90 to 1450 in 1990-91. Follow-up contacts nearly doubled during the same period of time. Growing demand for HIV testing as well as the shift to the treatment of HIV as a chronic condition increased the workload of the HIV/AIDS counsellors.
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HIV/AIDS Unit, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, London, UK.
Elford
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Richey
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Murray
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Salt
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Tilling
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Miller
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Johnson
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D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis; D003376:Counseling / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015497:HIV-1; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008131:London / Q000453:epidemiology; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*