Launching a social enterprise see-and-treat service.
Many children who attend emergency departments with minor injuries or illnesses can be cared for by primary care services. This article describes an innovative partnership between a primary care trust and a social enterprise company to develop a see-and-treat primary care service that has reduced the number o children attending the traditional emergency department at a London hospital.
Clancy
Elaine
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Croydon Primary Care Trust, London.
Mayo
Amanda
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