How do cancer care services in Australia take care of their patients when they require emergency care? We need more evidence
Elise Button A B E , Sarah Northfield A , Michael Smith A , David Wyld A C , Gillian Nasato D and Patsy Yates A BA Cancer Care Services, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Level 5, Joyce Tweddell Building, Bowen Bridge Road, Hertson, Qld 4006, Australia. Email: sarah.northfield@health.qld.gov.au, michael.smith2@health.qld.gov.au, david.wyld@health.qld.gov.au
B School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, N Block, Kelvin Grove Road, Kelvin Grove, Qld 4059, Australia. Email: p.yates@qut.edu.au
C School of Medicine, University of Queensland, 20 Weightman St, Herston, Qld 4006, Australia.
D Metro North Hospital and Health Services, Level 3 Medical Imaging, Ned Hanlon Building, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Bowen Bridge Road, Herston, Qld 4006, Australia. Email: gillian.nasato@health.qld.gov.au
E Corresponding author. Email: e.button@qut.edu.au
Australian Health Review 44(3) 497-498 https://doi.org/10.1071/AH19118
Submitted: 24 May 2019 Accepted: 27 June 2019 Published: 17 October 2019
Abstract
A letter to the editor on cancer patients accessing emergency care.
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