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Lessons from the 4-hour standard in England for Australia

Shyan L Goh
Med J Aust 2011; 194 (11): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03125.x
Published online: 6 June 2011

To the Editor: I refer to the article by Cameron and Cooke,1 and the letter from Forero and colleagues.2


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  • 1. Cameron PA, Cooke MW. Lessons from the 4-hour standard in England for Australia [editorial]. Med J Aust 2011; 194: 4-5. <MJA full text>
  • 2. Forero R, McDonnell GD, McCarthry SM et al. Lessons from the 4-hour standard in England for Australia [letter]. Med J Aust 2011; 194: 268. <MJA full text>
  • 3. United Kingdom Department of Health Urgent and Emergency Care. A&E clinical quality indicators. Data definitions. http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/@ps/documents/digitalasset/dh_122892.pdf (accessed Feb 2011).
  • 4. Lansley A, Secretary of State for Health, United Kingdom. [Letter to John Heyworth, President of the College of Emergency Medicine.] 2010; 21 Jun. http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_116917.pdf (accessed Nov 2010).
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