24 Hour Primary Care

ISBN-13: 9781857753110 / Angielski / Miękka / 1988 / 198 str.

Chris Salisbury; Jeremy Dale; Lesley Hallam

Opis

This book examines the best ways to provide primary care at nights and weekends. There has been increasing demand from patients for out-of-hours care, and a great reorganisation of primary care services outside normal surgery hours. Different models of organisations are being tested, including primary care centres and nurses giving telephone advice. This book examines the tensions between public and professional expectations, and describes the range of options for providing services, with examples of good practice. It reviews the evidence about what works best, and the issues to consider in setting up different services. The contributors combine experience in organising, researching, evaluating and providing out-of-hours care, and offer practical advice, critical analysis and a political perspective. The book is an accessible and valuable contribution to this increasingly important aspect of healthcare. It is essential reading for all practitioners, managers and researchers in primary care, public health, Accident and Emergency departments, pharmacy, community nursing and ambulance services.

Spis treści

Part One: Choices and challenges 1. Setting the Scene 2. Balancing Demand and Supply in Out-of-Hours Care 3. A Framework of Models of Out-of-Hours General Practice Care Part Two: Models of organisation 4. Deputising Services 5. GP Out-of-Hours Co-operatives 6. GPs in A&E Departments 7. Nurse Telephone Consultation 8. Nurse-led Minor Injury Units 9. Responding to Patients with Particular Needs Part Three: Future directions 10. The Integration of Services 11. Assuring Quality 12. A Vision for the Future

O autorze

Salisbury, Chris