title: Swings and roundabouts in the quality of care in acute hospitals.
abstract: John Tingle discusses a recent report on the quality of care in acute hospitals by the Royal College of Physicians, which warns that acute hospital care could be on the brink of collapse.
authors.affiliation: Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, England.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tingle
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006292:Health Priorities; D006694:Holistic Health; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D006113:United Kingdom