Appointment Systems in General Practice

Sharing control of appointment length with patients in general practice.

BACKGROUND There is little published research into the impact, on both doctor and patient, of handing over responsibility for choosing appointment length to the patient. AIM To investigate what impact giving patients control of their appointment length has on the patient and doctor experience. DESIGN AND SETTING A qualitative study in a single medical practice in Inverness, Scotland. METH...

Appointment systems in general practice. Do patients like them, and how do they affect work load?

Impact of same-day appointments on patient satisfaction with general practice appointment systems.

Following recent concerns about patients' inability to book appointments in advance, this study examined the relationship between the proportion of GP appointments reserved for same-day booking, and patient satisfaction with appointment systems. In a survey of 12,825 patients in 47 practices, it was found that a 10% increase in the proportion of same-day appointments was associated with an 8% r...

An appointment system in a teaching practice.

Some patients have difficulty in achieving an appointment to see a doctor in a university teaching practice. Only five per cent of patients indicated serious difficulty. Patients who discriminate in favour of seeing a particular doctor have greater difficulty. It is suggested also that some patients have the same difficulty if they are making an appointment to see a particular doctor.Clearly th...

Soft Systems Methodology for Implementing Clinical Practice Guidelines in A General Hospital: A study protocol

Background: It is notoriously challenging to implement evidence-based care and to update and improve health care policy. Adhering to evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) serves as the driving force behind making decisions based on the best evidence and making efforts for improving the quality of patient care and outcomes. Despite requiring Iranian hospitals to implement CPGs in Ja...