Reductions in emergency department visits after primary healthcare use of the UK National Poisons Information Service.

Muhammad E M O ElaminDavid A JamesPeter HolmesGillian JacksonJohn P ThompsonEuan A SandilandsSally BradberrySimon H L Thomas

Published in: Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2017)

The use of NPIS services significantly reduced ED referrals from primary healthcare services with resulting avoided healthcare costs exceeding the current annual NPIS budget. Further studies are needed to evaluate other potential benefits of accessing NPIS services.

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