Patient satisfaction with out-of-hours services how do GP co-operatives compare with deputizing and practice-based arrangements?

Journal of Public Health Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-154

  Shipman, Cathy ^a   Payne, Fiona ^a   Hooper, Richard ^a,b   Dale, Jeremy ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; GP co operatives; Out of hours; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE; TIME;

AGED; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELEPHONE; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0034086096     PISSN: 09574832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/22.2.149     Document Type: Article

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