Out of hours

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...

Improving out-of-hours handovers.

Why all GPs should be bothered about Billy The 2014–2015 QOF overhaul1 retires three critical cardiometabolic indicators from the severe mental illness (SMI) domain, keeping only blood pressure. Yet cardiovascular disorders, rather than suicide, remain the single biggest contributor to 15–20 years reduced life expectancy. Two decades of cardiometabolic risk prevention has successfully reduced c...

Providing out of hours urgent care.

Nurse telephone triage in out of hours primary care: a pilot study. South Wiltshire Out of Hours Project (SWOOP) Group.

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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...