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Tips for quick wins: Improving responses for children and young people requiring emergency or urgent care

  • Document type:
    Publication
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    1 June 2005
  • Primary audience:
    Professionals,Doctors and consultants,Nurses/midwives/health visitors
  • Publication format:
    Electronic only
  • Gateway reference:
    5018
  • Pages:
    3
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

Concise practical advice for health professionals in the form of top tips. Injured or ill children should be able to access appropriate optimal quality emergency care or urgent care as close to home as possible. These tips focus on specific actions that can be taken to improve outcomes and patient experience for children and young people

Similar advice is available for improving responses for older people:

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