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Health Serv J
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* General practice sees 95 per cent of NHS activity but records only 0.4 per cent of safety incidents. * Some GPs say they have not heard of the National Patient Safety Agency. * GPs' longer term relationships with patients may protect them from complaints more than acute staff.
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Emergency admissions have rocketed in England since the four-hour A&E waiting target was introduced in 2004. More people may be going to A&E because they know they will be seen promptly. ⋯ Emergency admissions for long-term conditions are highestin Wales. In Northern Ireland the readmission rate is down.