Can increased primary care access reduce demand for emergency care? Evidence from England's 7-day GP opening
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- 作者：Peter Doltona ; b ; p.dolton@sussex.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Vikram Pathaniaa ; v.pathania@sussex.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：I11 ; I12 ; I18 ; H51
- 刊名：Journal of Health Economics
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：September 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：49
- 期：Complete
- 页码：193-208
- 全文大小：1080 K
文摘
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7-Day GP opening reduces weekly A&E attendances by patients of the pilot practices by 9.9%.
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The impact is largest on weekends with a drop of 17.9%.
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There is a drop of 9.9% in weekend hospital admissions from A&E.
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There is a large drop in ambulance use and hospital admissions among the elderly.