title: GPs' differing responses to out-of-hours calls.
abstract: After noticing trainer-trainee differences in the proportion of patients visited, a three-month audit of all out-of-hours requests and calls was performed. A wide variation of response was found among doctors on the rota. Those more likely to visit were also more likely to prescribe. A large proportion of the user population was either very young or very old and had an annual consultation rate nearly three times the mean for the practice as a whole.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Whitby
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Freeman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D004739:England; D005194:Family Practice / Q000639:trends*; D006792:House Calls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors