Paediatric contacts with the UK out-of-hours primary care service and contact outcomes: a regional service evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Demand on hospital emergency departments for paediatric problems is increasing. However, the volume and nature of paediatric health demands placed on other parts of the urgent care system have not been explored. This understanding is an important first step in developing and improving out-of-hospital care. We aimed to describe the volume, nature, and outcomes of paediatric contacts with out-of-hours general practice (OOH GP). We performed a retrospective service evaluation using data from 12 months of paediatric patient contacts with the Oxfordshire OOH GP service.

Methods

A database of contacts with the Oxfordshire OOH GP service was created for a 12 month period from December 2014 to November 2015. Descriptive statistics were calculated using SPSS Version 25.

SUBMITTER: Edwards G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7362454 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature