title: A record of patient encounters in neurological practice in the United Kingdom.
abstract: Thirteen consultant neurologists working in ten different towns or cities in the United Kingdom were asked to log all their encounters with patients in 1 week. The median number of encounters was 79 (range 33-144). Forty-one per cent were new patients; 85% of all new patient encounters were with National Health Service patients. In more than four-fifths of all encounters, the neurologist felt that the consultation was a justified use of his experience. Consultations for headache/migraine and epilepsy together accounted for over a quarter of all encounters.
authors: Department of Neurological Sciences, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Hopkins
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Menken
authors: G
authors: G
authors: DeFriese
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011331:Private Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006113:United Kingdom