title: District rheumatology services. A report by the Committee on Rheumatology of the Royal College of Physicians of London.
abstract: The Committee on Rheumatology was seriously concerned about variations in the availability of services for patients with rheumatic diseases in different parts of the country. It commissioned a draft report to document various aspects of the present situation which would then be augmented, on this basis, by proposals for the establishment of basic requirements and minimum standards for a district rheumatology service. The draft was considered and adopted, and the report has now been approved by the Royal College of Physicians of London; in its final form it is now an official College document. This paper sets out the contents of the report endorsed by the College Committee.
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000628:therapy*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006268:Health Facilities; D006296:Health Services; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006801:Humans; D008503:Medical Staff; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D010819:Physician's Role; D012042:Registries; D012219:Rheumatology / Q000191:economics; D013043:Specialties, Surgical; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce