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General practitioner service provision in residential aged care facilities
— 1998-2011 |
| Author(s) | Michael J Taylor, David Edvardsson, Dell Horey |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 32, no 1, March 2013 |
| Publisher | Wiley Blackwell, March 2013 |
| Pages | pp 56-59 |
| Source | http://www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journals/ajag |
| Keywords | Care homes ; General practitioners ; Medical care ; Services ; Evaluation ; Hours of work ; Measurement ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The aim of the present study was to examine general practitioner (GP) consultation patterns for primary health care services provided in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) by consultation type. The study looked at analyses of service provision and RACF population data for the period 1998_2011. All Medicare-subsidised services provided by GPs across Australia in RACFs were included and categorised by consultation type and by time of service delivery (business or after-hours). Overall findings showed that service delivery increased from 12,118 per 1000 residents in financial year (FY) 1998_99 to 17,079 per 1000 residents in FY2010_11, a 41% increase. Since FY2007_08, the rate of brief consultations has grown by an average of 20% each year. Delivery of after-hours consultations also increased. The pattern of GP services provided in RACFs has changed substantially over time. To some extent these changes reflect regulatory adjustments. However the pattern is at odds with the ever-increasing dependence levels of residents. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130412226 A |
| Classmark | KW: QT6: LK: I: 4C: WKD: 3R: 7YA |
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