BY ALASTAIR MASON Running rings round doctors

For over 20 years, surveys have identified much inappropriate use of NHS resources. Whether it's attendances at accident and emergency departments, emergency admissions, ambulance call-outs or GP out-of-hours calls, the evidence shows that a significant proportion of these patient contacts are not needed to deal with the problems presented. A ...

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