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Study results from University of Sydney provide new insights into health services

Published in Physician Law Weekly, March 10th, 2010

"Emergency departments (EDs) are high pressure health care settings involving complex interactions between staff members in providing and organising patient care. Without good communication and cooperation amongst members of the ED team, quality of care is at risk," scientists writing in the journal BMC Health Services Research report.

"This study examined the problem-solving, medication advice-seeking and socialising networks of staff working in an Australian hospital ED. A social network survey (Response Rate = 94%) was administered to all ED staff (n = 109) including doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, administrative staff and ward assistants....

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Source: Physician Law Weekly (2010-03-10)

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