National review of GP out of hours services

Author: HSE

Publication Year: 2010

Contents

1. Foreword
2. Introduction
3. Background
4. Legislation
5. Literature review
6. Findings from the review group questionnaire
7. Findings of review group - cost effectiveness/value for money
8. Areas of best practice
9. Ambulance service
10. Model for the delivery of a national GP out of hours' service
11. Recommendations
12. National Implementation plan
Table list
Appendices

Description

The HSE has published the first national review of GP Out of Hours Services around the country since the commencement of publicly funded GP Cooperatives in 1999. The report found that there were almost 1 million contacts with GP out of hours services in 2008 and that patient satisfaction is rated at over 90% for the majority of the out of hours services.

Format	Download
Keywords	out of hours services, general practice
Publisher	HSE
Classification	general practice
Pages	112
Categories:	Reports, Irish Content