Patient consultation rate and clinical and NHS outcomes: a cross-sectional analysis of English primary care data from 2.7 million patients in 238 practices

Patient consultation rate and clinical and NHS outcomes: a cross-sectional analysis of English primary care data from 2.7 million patients in 238 practices

Abstract Background Primary care workload is high and increasing in the United Kingdom. We sought to examine the association between rates of primary care consultation and outcomes in England. Methods Cross sectional observational study of routine electronic health care records in 283 practices from...

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Main Authors: Sarah Lay-Flurrie, Edouard Mathieu, Clare Bankhead, Brian D. Nicholson, Rafael Perera-Salazar, Tim Holt, F. D. Richard Hobbs, Chris Salisbury, on behalf of the NIHR School for Primary Care Research, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
General practice
Workload
Mortality
Quality of care
Hospitalization
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4036-y

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