Dr Richard Gilpin from the DAUK team in Health Europa Quarterly: The Urgent Care Crisis in the UK

Ellen Welch

The NHS

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Dr Richard Gilpin from the Doctors’ Association UK discusses the role of intermediate care in diffusing current pressures on hospitals and the importance of moving away from so-called ‘defensive medicine’ towards a culture that rewards appropriate clinical judgement.

Read his piece here

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