Abstract
The proportion of patients with booked appointments for hospital admissions and day-case treatment will have to more than double by 2005 to meet the NHS plan targets. Most patients with a booked appointment liked the system. Implementing a booking system requires considerable commitment from health professionals. The booking targets of the NHS plan will not be achieved without an increase in capacity.
Publication types
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Evaluation Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Ambulatory Care / organization & administration
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Ambulatory Care / statistics & numerical data
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Appointments and Schedules*
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Family Practice / organization & administration*
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Health Services Research
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Hospital Information Systems*
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Hospitals, Public / organization & administration*
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Hospitals, Public / statistics & numerical data
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Humans
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Patient Admission*
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Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
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Pilot Projects
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Program Evaluation
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State Medicine / organization & administration
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United Kingdom
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Waiting Lists*