Wide variations in the night visiting rate.
Year: 1985
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The night visit record of an out-of-hours rota service of a large health centre which includes 10 group practices was examined. The mean annual night visiting rate for the health centre was 35.2 per 1000 patients, ranging from 25.8 to 43.5 between individual practices. The organization of medical care at night was the same for all the practices, and no major demographic differences between practices were identified. It is argued that the doctor-patient relationship may have an influence on differences in night visiting rates.
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: T P Usherwood, M A Kapasi, J H Barber
Language: English
Subfield: Family Practice
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2290857756