Skip Navigation

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by KEITH, A.R.
Right arrow Articles by BADEN, L.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow Articles by KEITH, A.R.
Right arrow Articles by BADEN, L.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

International Journal for Quality in Health Care 5:131-141 (1993)
© 1993 International Society for Quality in Health Care

Delivery of Primary Care in Hospital and Community Settings in Australia

A.R. KEITH, J.E. PIRKIS, R.C. VINEY, C.M. KATZ, R.M. LAGAIDA*, H. BRITT{dagger} and L. BADEN

Government Relations, NSW Ministry of Health and Community Services Sydney, NSW, Australia
* Casemix and Data Management, NSW Health Department Sydney, NSW, Australia
{dagger} Primary Care Consultants Sydney, NSW, Australia

This study examined the interface between emergency departments and community general practice in terms of their delivery of primary care services. Through the collection of casemix and treatment data, and interviews with patients, information was gathered relating to the extent of primary care delivery in emergency departments, problems managed and treatments provided in the two settings and patients' characteristics and reasons for choosing to seek primary care in the emergency department. The results indicate a high proportion of primary care delivery is in emergency departments, and that there is a need for delivery in this setting to continue. The results are discussed in terms of such quality assurance issues as monitoring primary care in emergency departments and addressing patient needs.

Keywords: Primary care, emergency departments, general practice, casemix, treatment, cost comparison, patient perceptions, patient characteristics

Alan Keith, Director, Government Relations, NSW Ministry of Health and Community Services, Locked Bag 961, North Sydney 2059, NSW, Australia.

Received for publication July 10, 1992. Accepted for publication November 5, 1992.


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?




Disclaimer: Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.