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Exclusive: Major A&E shake-up plans to be rolled out in coming weeks

2020-09-02T05:11:00+01:00By Matt Discombe

Pilots for a new urgent care model requiring walk-in patients to book slots in emergency departments are expected to be rolled out in at least one site in every health system in the coming weeks, HSJ has learned.

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