Clinical audit of emergency out-of-hours service in general practice in Sefton.
Management of out-of-hours emergency services varies throughout the United Kingdom. A clinical audit of out-of-hours services was carried out by a group of general practitioners over a three-month period and the results compared with criteria agreed at the inception of the new General Dental Services (GDS) contract in 1990. Results showed that the management of all cases was within the standards set, with one exception, and that the criteria required modification.
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D019230:Dental Audit; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003740:Dental Clinics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000592:standards*; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000628:therapy; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D014098:Toothache / Q000628:therapy; D006113:United Kingdom