Preliminary assessment of patient priority (6)

I believe the answer is:

triage

(Other definitions for triage that I've seen before include "Determination of patient priority for treatment" , "Sorting and allocating aid on the basis of need" , "Hospital reception" , "Assignment of urgency to illnesses" , "Hospital procedure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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