title: The use of mobile telephones in a district general hospital.
abstract: Advances in technology have led to the increased availability of mobile telephones, but their use in an NHS hospital has not previously been reported. Junior doctors require easy access to a telephone, but ward telephones are frequently busy and not readily accessible when urgently needed. A one-year retrospective study was carried out on the use of mobile telephones in a small district general hospital.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mahendrakumar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Bullen
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006767:Hospitals, District / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013689:Telephone / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*