24 Hour Primary Care

by Chris Salisbury (Author), Chris Salisbury (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $19.27

  This book examines the best ways to provide primary care at nights and weekends. There has been increasing demand from patients for out-of-hours care and a great reorganisation of primary care services outside normal surgery hours. Different models of organisations are being tested including primary care centres and nurses giving telephone advice. This book examines the tensions between public and professional expectations and describes the range of options for providing services with examples of good practice. It reviews the evidence about what works best and the issues to consider in setting up different services. The contributors combine experience in organising researching evaluating and providing out-of-hours care and offer practical advice critical analysis and a political perspective. The book is an accessible and valuable contribution to this increasingly important aspect of healthcare. It is essential reading for all practitioners managers and researchers in primary care public health Accident and Emergency departments pharmacy community nursing and ambulance services.

• New

  Paperback
  1999

  $56.62

  This book examines the best ways to provide primary care at nights and weekends. There has been increasing demand from patients for out-of-hours care and a great reorganisation of primary care services outside normal surgery hours. Different models of organisations are being tested including primary care centres and nurses giving telephone advice. This book examines the tensions between public and professional expectations and describes the range of options for providing services with examples of good practice. It reviews the evidence about what works best and the issues to consider in setting up different services. The contributors combine experience in organising researching evaluating and providing out-of-hours care and offer practical advice critical analysis and a political perspective. The book is an accessible and valuable contribution to this increasingly important aspect of healthcare. It is essential reading for all practitioners managers and researchers in primary care public health Accident and Emergency departments pharmacy community nursing and ambulance services.