Dr Rod Sampson's paper: Email communication at the medical primary-secondary care interface: a qualitative exploration, has just been published in BJMP
Don't miss this new publication from CRH PhD student Dr Rod Sampson:
Email communication at the medical primary–secondary care interface: a qualitative exploration:
Background There is little published research into the influence of email communication between primary and secondary care clinicians on patient care.
Aim To explore the use of email communication between clinicians across the primary– secondary care interface, and how this may relate to patient care.
Conclusion Email communication between primary and secondary care clinicians generally has a positive impact on patient access to specialist expertise. Governance issues around the use of clinical email need to be defined. There may currently be a two-tier health service for those patients (and their GPs) requiring ‘quick answers’.
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