The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of telephone triage for managing same-day consultation requests in general practice: a cluster randomised controlled trial comparing general practitioner-led and nurse-led management systems with usual care (the ESTEEM trial)
Campbell, John; Fletcher, E; Britten, Nicky; et al.Green, C; Holt, T; Lattimer, V; Richards, David; Richards, SH; Salisbury, C; Taylor, Rod S.; Calitri, R; Bowyer, V; Chaplin, K; Kandiyali, R; Murdoch, J; Price, L; Roscoe, J; Varley, A; Warren, FC
Date: 1 February 2015
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Health Technology Assessment
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NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme
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Telephone triage is proposed as a method of managing increasing demand for primary care. Previous studies have involved small samples in limited settings, and focused on nurse roles. Evidence is limited regarding the impact on primary care workload, costs, and patient safety and experience when triage is used to manage patients requesting ...
Telephone triage is proposed as a method of managing increasing demand for primary care. Previous studies have involved small samples in limited settings, and focused on nurse roles. Evidence is limited regarding the impact on primary care workload, costs, and patient safety and experience when triage is used to manage patients requesting same-day consultations in general practice.
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