Dangers of making the shop window too much of a draw £100m boost must not be allowed to reinforce A&E's primary care role

1999-03-18T00:00:00

Accident and emergency departments are the front line of acute care, and are effectively the NHS's shop window. But in too many places they still resemble the service as it was in a bygone era. Physically, they have failed to keep pace with the changes taking place around them - ...