To the Editor: We read with interest Walters and Dawson’s call for a clinical revolution to tackle access block1 and are heartened by the interest shown by general physicians in a problem that primarily affects the emergency department (ED). The efficient management of admitted medical patients is paramount to patient flow within the hospital, and “buy-in” from general physicians is essential.
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- 1 Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
- 2 Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
Correspondence: b.mitra@alfred.org.au
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