Impact of NHS Direct on demand for immediate care: observational study
BMJPublished 15 July 2000Open access
James Munro
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In its first year NHS Direct did not reduce the pressure on NHS immediate care services, although it may have restrained increasing demand on one important part—general practitioners' out of hours services.
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In its first year NHS Direct did not reduce the pressure on NHS immediate care services, although it may have restrained increasing demand on one important part-general practitioners' out of hours services.
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