title: UK neurologists and the care of adults with acute neurological problems.
abstract: In the UK, most patients admitted to hospital with acute neurological problems are not looked after or even seen by a consultant neurologist. As a result, the outcome of their care may be suboptimal. The Association of British Neurologists believes that, in order to provide a reasonable service, the number of consultant neurologists will have to increase more than threefold, to about 1,400. This should be achievable in the next 10-15 years and would bring UK neurological services up to the standards that already obtain in comparable European countries.
authors.affiliation: Western General Hospital NHS Trust, Edinburgh.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Warlow
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Humphrey
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Venables
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D009462:Neurology / Q000639:trends*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce