The experiences and attitudes of general practitioners and hospital staff towards prehospital thrombolysis in a rural community

2006 ◽  
Vol 175 (4) ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
D. Tedstone Doherty ◽  
J. Dowling ◽  
P. Wright ◽  
J. Cuddihy
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioners ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Prehospital Thrombolysis

scholarly journals Audit of prehospital thrombolysis by general practitioners in peripheral practices in Grampian

Heart ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Rawles ◽  
C Sinclair ◽  
K Jennings ◽  
L Ritchie ◽  
N Waugh
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioners ◽  
Prehospital Thrombolysis

scholarly journals Stakeholder perspectives on handovers between hospital staff and general practitioners: an evaluation through the microsystems lens

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. i106-i113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beryl Göbel ◽  
Dorien Zwart ◽  
Gijs Hesselink ◽  
Loes Pijnenborg ◽  
Paul Barach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioners ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives

scholarly journals Letters and Notes in Orthopaedic Surgery

2006 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 292-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha E Hook ◽  
Gordon C Banister ◽  
Claire Topliss ◽  
Jonathan Webb
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioners ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Orthopaedic Surgery ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Poor Knowledge ◽  
Complete Set ◽  
Letter Format

INTRODUCTION Accurate written communication is essential in orthopaedic surgery. Incomplete and poorly structured letters can lead to poor knowledge of a patient's diagnosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Structured and traditional letter formats were compared for speed of reading and preference by general practitioners (GPs), consultants, registrars and out-patient nursing staff. In addition, out-patient clinic letters and notes were analysed and compared for speed of reading and ease of assimilating information and content. RESULTS There was overwhelming preference for the structured letter format. This style of letter could be read significantly more quickly with information better assimilated and relevant data included more frequently. However, only 26% of letters generated contained a complete set of information sought by GPs and hospital staff. CONCLUSIONS Structured letters are better in orthopaedics because it is easier to access the contents. The structured format disciplines medical staff to address essential information. Even with a structured format the majority of letters omitted essential information. Training in letter writing is necessary. A structured letter format next to dictating machines might improve the quality of letters generated.

Integration of General Practitioners with Hospitals and Community Health Services: A Qualitative Examination

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Yelena Fridgant ◽  
Gawaine P. Powell Davies ◽  
Brian I. O'Toole ◽  
Luc Betbeder-Matibet ◽  
Mark F. Harris
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Health System ◽  
Community Health ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Community Health Services ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Barriers To Integration

A series of focus groups was conducted with general practitioners (GPs), community health workers, hospital staff and consumers to examine the issue of integration of general practice within the wider Australian health system. Groups were held in various urban and rural locations to provide coverage of urban and rural conditions. The groups had representation from managerial as well as service provider staff and included GPs, hospital discharge planners, and emergency department staff, and from community health staff, nurses, physiotherapists, mental health workers, occupational therapists, and educators. Agreement was widespread that enhanced integration would confer benefits to patients, GPs, other health professionals, and to the health system generally. However, the health system was seen to be limited in its ability to integrate services. General practice, as small business working within the public health system, had different procedures and methods of remuneration than other health system components. Barriers to integration included structural, procedural and organisational factors, and included communication difficulties, variability in the roles and expectations of various service providers, and resource allocation and methods of funding. It is necessary to examine the barriers to integration more closely within the context of each type of service, to investigate effective ways of overcoming these barriers, and to describe and quantify the benefits that might arise from increased integration.

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