The effectiveness of nurse practitioners working at a GP cooperative: a study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In many countries out-of-hours care faces serious challenges, including shortage of general practitioners, a high workload, reduced motivation to work out of hours, and increased demand for out-of-hours care. One response to these challenges is the introduction of nurse practitioner as doctor substitutes, in order to maintain the (high) accessibility and safety of out of hours care. Although nurse practitioners have proven to provide equally safe and efficient care during daytime primary care, it is unclear whether substitution is effective and efficient in the more complex out of hours primary care. This study aims to assess the effects of substitution of care from general practitioners to nurse practitioners in an out of hours primary care setting.

Design

A quas

SUBMITTER: Wijers N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3503817 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature