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Processing discharge summaries in general practice: a qualitative interview study with GPs and practice managers

Rachel A Spencer, Sarah Rodgers, Ndeshi Salema, Stephen M Campbell and Anthony J Avery
BJGP Open 2019; 3 (1): bjgpopen18X101625. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen18X101625
Rachel A Spencer
1NIHR Career Progression Fellow, Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, , UK
2NIHR Career Progression Fellow, Division of Primary Care, University of Warwick, , UK
3NIHR Career Progression Fellow, NIHR School for Primary Care Research, , UK
BMedSci, MRCGP
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Sarah Rodgers
4Principal Research Fellow, Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, , UK
PhD
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Ndeshi Salema
5Senior Research Fellow, Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, , UK
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Stephen M Campbell
6Professor, Centre for Primary Care, University of Manchester, , UK
7Director, NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, University of Manchester, , UK
8Professor, NIHR School for Primary Care Research, , UK
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Anthony J Avery
9Dean of the School of Medicine and Professor of Primary Health Care, Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, , UK
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vol. 3 no. 1 bjgpopen18X101625
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen18X101625
PubMed 
31049407

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Royal College of General Practitioners
History 
  • Received May 3, 2018
  • Accepted August 20, 2018
  • Published online April 23, 2019.

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  1. Rachel A Spencer, BMedSci, MRCGP1,2,3,
  2. Sarah Rodgers, PhD4,
  3. Ndeshi Salema, PhD5,
  4. Stephen M Campbell, PhD6,7,8 and
  5. Anthony J Avery, PhD9,10,*
  1. 1NIHR Career Progression Fellow, Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
  2. 2NIHR Career Progression Fellow, Division of Primary Care, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
  3. 3NIHR Career Progression Fellow, NIHR School for Primary Care Research, Oxford, UK
  4. 4Principal Research Fellow, Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
  5. 5Senior Research Fellow, Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
  6. 6Professor, Centre for Primary Care, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
  7. 7Director, NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
  8. 8Professor, NIHR School for Primary Care Research, Oxford, UK
  9. 9Dean of the School of Medicine and Professor of Primary Health Care, Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
  10. 10Professor, NIHR School for Primary Care Research, Oxford, UK
  1. ↵*For correspondence:
     Anthony.Avery{at}nottingham.ac.uk
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