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. 1976 Jun 26;1(6025):1582–1584. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6025.1582

Out-of-hours calls in a Leicestershire practice.

M G Crowe, D S Hurwood, R W Taylor
PMCID: PMC1640469  PMID: 1276775

Abstract

In one year, 920 "out-of-hours" calls were received by a partnership of three general practitioners working from a health centre in semi-rural Leicestershire. The partners on duty saw 588 patients. Out of 898 patients on whom information was available only 75 (8-5%) were referred to hospital, mainly as casualties. The results are compared with a study of deputising services, and it is concluded that a partnership covering its own out-of-hours calls can provide a more personal service and appears to make fewer demands on NHS resources.

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