Access to primary care and visits to emergency departments in England: a cross-sectional, population-based study.

<h4>Background</h4>The number of visits to hospital emergency departments (EDs) in England has increased by 20% since 2007-08, placing unsustainable pressure on the National Health Service (NHS). Some patients attend EDs because they are unable to access primary care services. This study...

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Main Authors: Thomas E Cowling, Elizabeth V Cecil, Michael A Soljak, John Tayu Lee, Christopher Millett, Azeem Majeed, Robert M Wachter, Matthew J Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23776694/pdf/?tool=EBI