Cost of out of hours care was 22% higher than predicted in England

Out of hours care.

I ncreasingly the future organisation of paediatrics at secondary level, the place of first referral, depends greatly on the organisation and quality of care at primary level. The ability of paediatricians to influence primary child health care is limited at present to advocacy and training, but recently some have been expressing the view that we in the UK should follow US and European practice...

Effect of introduction of integrated out of hours care in England: observational study.

OBJECTIVES To quantify service integration achieved in the national exemplar programme for single call access to out of hours care through NHS Direct, and its effect on the wider health system. DESIGN Observational before and after study of demand, activity, and trends in the use of other health services. PARTICIPANTS 34 general practice cooperatives with NHS Direct partners (exemplars): fo...

Providing out of hours urgent care.

the survey of the virtual higher education in iran and the ways of its development and improvement

این پژوهش با هدف "بررسی وضعیت موجود آموزش عالی مجازی در ایران و راههای توسعه و ارتقای آن " و با روش توصیفی-تحلیلی و پیمایشی صورت پذیرفته است. بررسی اسنادو مدارک موجود در زمینه آموزش مجازی نشان داد تعداد دانشجویان و مقاطع تحصیلی و رشته محل های دوره های الکترونیکی چندان مطلوب نبوده و از نظر کیفی نیز وضعیت شاخص خدمات آموزشی اساتید و وضعیت شبکه اینترنت در محیط آموزش مجازی نامطلوب است.

The need to improve the interface between in-hours and out-of-hours GP care, and between out-of-hours care and self-care.

BACKGROUND considerable changes have occurred over the last 5 years in the organization of out-of-hours care in the UK. Users' experiences of their care are an important part of 'quality of care' and are valuable for identifying areas for improvement. AIM to identify strengths and weaknesses of out-of hours service provision in Wales. The design of the study is a cross-sectional survey. The s...