Otitis externa - a triage consultation in primary care
Jean Fletcher Senior Practice Nurse/Treatment Room Manager, Ashby Health Centre, Asby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire
Jean Fletcher illustrates nurse triage in primary care through a consultation for ear problems
Triage in the primary care setting has, I been implemented not only as a direct response to the government’s commitment to reducing waiting times (DoH 2000), but also as an initiative to counteract the increasing workload which primary care has endured in recent years (Butler ef al 2001).
Primary Health Care.
12, 9, 21-23.
doi: 10.7748/phc.12.9.21.s19
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