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. 2002 Sep 1;2(5):436–439. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.2-5-436

UK neurologists and the care of adults with acute neurological problems

Charles Warlow 1,2, Peter Humphrey, Graham Venables
PMCID: PMC4953084  PMID: 12448591

Abstract

In the UK, most patients admitted to hospital with acute neurological problems are not looked after or even seen by a consultant neurologist. As a result, the outcome of their care may be suboptimal. The Association of British Neurologists believes that, in order to provide a reasonable service, the number of consultant neurologists will have to increase more than threefold, to about 1,400. This should be achievable in the next 10-15 years and would bring UK neurological services up to the standards that already obtain in comparable European countries.

Keywords: neurology, neurology services

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