Daytime use of general practice and use of the Out-of-Hours Primary Care Service for patients with chronic disease: a cohort study

Conclusion: Recent and frequent use of daytime GP for patients with the selected chronic diseases was associated with contacts to the OOH services due to exacerbation. These findings indicate that the most severely chronically ill patients tend to make more use of general practice. The provision of an annual follow-up daytime GP consultation may indicate a lower risk of contacting OOH due to exacerbation.
Source: BMC Family Practice - Category: Primary Care Authors: Source Type: research