Centres of excellence verus community critical care

[摘要] THE general surgeon is dead — long live the general surgeon. Sadly unlike royalty, consultants' continuity of care in communities has gone forever if you observe what is happening across the UK. Like a bad ‘spaghetti western’ surgeons have corralled themselves under attack into so-called centres of excellence waiting for the ‘blue lights’ to arrive. Patients are now starting to let politicians know how much local health care is valued by voting, and some consultants are working with patient groups and primary care colleagues to preserve local care.

[学科分类] 卫生学