title: The reliability of patients in delivering their letter from the hospital accident and emergency department to their general practitioner.
abstract: A study over a 2-week period was undertaken to determine what the delivery success rate was for letters given to a patient in the accident and emergency department for delivery to that patient's general practitioner. This was found to be 60% at 2 weeks, rising to 71% at 4 weeks. The only statistically significant factor affecting this success rate was the age of the patient. The importance of the delivery of these letters is emphasized.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008131:London; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance