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Developing emergency services in the community
— the final report | | Author(s) | Kenneth Calman |
| Corporate Author | NHS Executive, Department of Health - DoH |
| Publisher | Department of Health, London, 1997 |
| Pages | 15 pp (97CC0128); with NHS Executive letter (EL(97)46) |
| Source | NHS Response Line 0541 555 455. |
| Keywords | First Aid ; Casualty services ; Safety services ; Ambulance services ; Training [welfare work] ; Telephone ; Government publications. |
| Annotation | This document presents the final conclusions of the Chief Medical Officer's review on developing emergency services in the community. It identifies six priority areas: piloting and evaluation of emergency telephone services; mapping emergency services in the community; conducting research into how people react to and handle emergencies; agreeing on and publicising the key emergency care message; defining a core curriculum for First Aid training; and modernising and standardising first aid kits. The recommendations emphasise access, integration, and education. The review concluded that there was a very strong case for improving access to help and advice for the public in emergencies, where people may not need the services of the 999 ambulance, A&E (accident and emergency) departments or their general practitioner (GP). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980210216 B |
| Classmark | OR: LK8: OK: O8: QW: UJ: 6OA |
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