There is serious underprovision of out-of-hours services for patients with gastrointestinal emergencies in England, a survey carried out by the British Society of Gastroenterology has found.
The results of the survey have been published in the latest edition of Clinical Medicine.
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Concerns were raised this week about the consultation process and the “brave” implementation timetable for a major review of NHS performance targets, due to publish recommendations in the spring.
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