ISTCs are not on the radar

ISTCs are not on the radar

Listening to friends who are managers of primary care trusts, I conclude that independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs) can create emergencies out of routine cases. 1 Patients are listed for surgery by a consultant in an NHS acute trust and are then persuaded by the primary care trust to have the...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ 2010-05, Vol.340 (7756), p.1100-1100
1. Verfasser: Greenslade, Gareth L
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Primary care
Surgery
Trust
TWO TIER HEALTH SYSTEMS
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Zusammenfassung:Listening to friends who are managers of primary care trusts, I conclude that independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs) can create emergencies out of routine cases. 1 Patients are listed for surgery by a consultant in an NHS acute trust and are then persuaded by the primary care trust to have their surgery done within a few days in the ISTC (which already has the block contract money for doing the work).
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.c2644