Possible futures of acute medical care in the NHS: a multispecialty approach
John Dean, Mike Jones, Philip Dyer, Chris Moulton, Vicky Price and Daniel Lasserson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/fhj.2022-0050
Future Healthc J July 2022 John Dean
AEast Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Blackburn, UK and improvement clinical director, Royal College of Physicians, UK
Roles: consultant physician and deputy medical director
Mike Jones
BCounty Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, Durham, UK
Roles: acute physician
Philip Dyer
CUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
Roles: consultant physician in diabetes, endocrinology and acute internal medicine
Chris Moulton
DBolton NHS Foundation Trust, Bolton, UK
Roles: consultant in emergency medicine
Vicky Price
ELiverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
Roles: AMU consultant
Daniel Lasserson
FUniversity of Warwick, Warwick, UK, and clinical lead for Acute Hospital at Home, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
Roles: professor of acute ambulatory care

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vol. 9 no. 2 125-132
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- Published online July 28, 2022.
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- John Dean, consultant physician and deputy medical directorA⇑,
- Mike Jones, acute physicianB,
- Philip Dyer, consultant physician in diabetes, endocrinology and acute internal medicineC,
- Chris Moulton, consultant in emergency medicineD,
- Vicky Price, AMU consultantE and
- Daniel Lasserson, professor of acute ambulatory careF
- AEast Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Blackburn, UK and improvement clinical director, Royal College of Physicians, UK
- BCounty Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, Durham, UK
- CUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- DBolton NHS Foundation Trust, Bolton, UK
- ELiverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
- FUniversity of Warwick, Warwick, UK, and clinical lead for Acute Hospital at Home, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
- Address for correspondence: Dr John Dean, Care Quality Improvement Directorate, Royal College of Physicians, The Spine, 2 Paddington Village, Liverpool L7 3FA, UK. Email: john.dean{at}rcp.ac.uk Twitter: @j59dd
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Possible futures of acute medical care in the NHS: a multispecialty approach
John Dean, Mike Jones, Philip Dyer, Chris Moulton, Vicky Price, Daniel Lasserson
Future Healthc J Jul 2022, 9 (2) 125-132; DOI: 10.7861/fhj.2022-0050
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