Out-of-Hours Primary Care
Cross-source consensus on Out-of-Hours Primary Care from 1 sources and 5 claims.
1 sources · 5 claims
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- Since 2004, UK general practitioners have not been contractually required to personally provide out-of-hours services to their own patients. — Communication during out-of-hours primary care contacts for people with a terminal illness: a scoping review
- Out-of-hours primary care sits between specialist palliative care, secondary care, emergency services, and community services. — Communication during out-of-hours primary care contacts for people with a terminal illness: a scoping review
- Around one-third of patients have contact with out-of-hours primary care services within 30 days of death. — Communication during out-of-hours primary care contacts for people with a terminal illness: a scoping review
- Out-of-hours services are staffed by non-clinical call handlers and clinicians who are unlikely to have met the patient before. — Communication during out-of-hours primary care contacts for people with a terminal illness: a scoping review
- Out-of-hours services are typically designed for fast triage and acute problem-solving, which conflicts with the needs of terminal care. — Communication during out-of-hours primary care contacts for people with a terminal illness: a scoping review