Should general practitioners resume 24 hour responsibility for their patients? No

BMJ. 2007 Oct 6;335(7622):697. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39350.516887.AD.

Abstract

Complaints about the care provided by out of hours services in the UK are growing. Roger Jones thinks that general practitioners should take back the role, but Helen Herbert believes their efforts would be better focused on improving current systems

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • After-Hours Care / organization & administration*
  • Clinical Competence / standards
  • Family Practice / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Physician Impairment
  • Sleep Deprivation
  • Social Responsibility
  • Time Factors
  • United Kingdom