Blar i Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care på emneord "After-hours care"
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Diagnostic scope in out-of-hours primary care services in eight European countries: an observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-13)Background: In previous years, out- of-hours primary care has been organised in large-scale organisations in many countries. This may have lowered the threshold for many patients to present health problems at nights and ... -
General practitioners’ and out-of-hours doctors’ role as gatekeeper in emergency admissions to somatic hospitals in Norway: registry-based observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08-14)Background: Primary care doctors have a gatekeeper function in many healthcare systems, and strategies to reduce emergency hospital admissions often focus on general practitioners’ (GPs’) and out-of-hours (OOH) doctors’ ... -
How Norwegian casualty clinics handle contacts related to mental illness: A prospective observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-04-20)Background: Low-threshold and out-of-hours services play an important role in the emergency care for people with mental illness. In Norway casualty clinic doctors are responsible for a substantial share of acute referrals ... -
Telephone counselling by nurses in Norwegian primary care out-of-hours services: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-09-06)Background: The primary care out-of-hours (OOH) services in Norway are characterized by high contact rates by telephone. The telephone contacts are handled by local emergency medical communication centres (LEMCs), mainly ...