Professional issues in emergency medicine: UK perspective.
The present paper describes the history, the professional development and current state of the specialty of emergency medicine in the UK, and outlines the role of parent bodies that administer the specialty.
Hughes
Geoffrey
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Emergency Department, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, UK. geoff.hughes@salisbury.nhs.uk
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