Table 2.

Taxonomy to describe the form of primary care service models in or alongside emergency departments

INSIDE the emergency department	Patients access a primary care service within the emergency department.
INSIDE: integrated	The primary care service is fully integrated with the emergency medicine service.
INSIDE: parallel	There is a separate primary care service within the emergency department, for patients with primary care type problems.
OUTSIDE the emergency department	Patients access a primary care service separate to the emergency department.
OUTSIDE: on site	The primary care service is elsewhere on the hospital site.
OUTSIDE: off site	The primary care service is off site (may include telephone advice via 111, or pharmacies, dentists, opticians, urgent care centres or registered in-hours or out-of-hours primary care services)*.

*These services are distinct from emergency department provision so are not represented further in the taxonomy.