Search Results - subject:"General Practice"

The role of the general practice surgery in safeguarding adults

Gibson, Jeremy C.; Nicol, Bill; Ronayne, Ed; Grant, Michelle - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 18 (2016) 5, pp. 288-298

Purpose First, the authors summarise arrangements expected from general practice (GP) surgeries, to optimize their … one paper, now published in the British Journal of General Practice , the authors presented a generic safeguarding adults …

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Developing an integrated primary health care and youth work service for young people in Lambeth: learning from the Well Centre

Hagell, Ann; Lamb, Stephanie - In: Journal of Children's Services 11 (2016) 3, pp. 233-243

Purpose Developing youth-friendly, flexible primary care is important because young people have specific health needs but often feel nervous and uneasy when seeking appropriate help. The Well Centre in South London is an innovative adolescent health one-stop-shop, jointly designed and developed...

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Asymmetric information and user orientation in general practice : exploring the agency relationship in a best-worst scaling study

Pedersen, Line Bjørnskov; Hess, Stephane; Kjær, Trine - In: Journal of health economics 50 (2016), pp. 115-130

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An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of GP Competition

Pike, Chris - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

We analyse the relationship between the quality of a GP practice in England and the degree of competition that it faces (as indicated by the number of nearby rival GP practices). We find that those GP practices that are located close to other rival GP practices provide a higher quality of care...

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The impact of accessibility on the use of specialist health care in Norway

Iversen, Tor; Kopperud, Gry Stine - Helseøkonomisk Forskningsprogram (HERO), Universitetet … - 2009

to general practice and specialist care. <p> The estimation of logit models and negative binomial models show significant … officially stated health policy. On the other hand, private specialists seem to function as an alternative to general practice …

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Choosing a GP - Experiences from the implementation of a list patient system in Norway

Lurås, Hilde - Helseøkonomisk Forskningsprogram (HERO), Universitetet … - 2009

When the list patient system was introduced in Norway in 2001, the population was requested to choose a general practitioner (GP). Prior to the reform they were asked to rank their three most preferred GPs in an entry form. Information from the entry form was input for the algorithm1 that...

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General Practice: Four Empirical Essays on GP Behaviour and Individuals’ Preferences for GPs

Lurås, Hilde - Helseøkonomisk Forskningsprogram (HERO), Universitetet … - 2009

On June 1, 2001 a reform took place in Norwegian general practice. This implied some advantages of importance to … reform - which gives us information on preferences for GPs for the whole population. <p> Report 2004: 1 "General Practice …> Summing up the reform in general practice is very well suited for collecting interesting data and doing empirical analysis …

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The effect of patient shortage on general practitioners’ future income and list of patients

Iversen, Tor - Helseøkonomisk Forskningsprogram (HERO), Universitetet … - 2009

of patient shortage. Data from the Norwegian capitation trial in general practice give us an opportunity to make this …

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A study of income-motivated behavior among general practitioners in the Norwegian list patient system

Iversen, Tor - Helseøkonomisk Forskningsprogram (HERO), Universitetet … - 2009

In the Norwegian capitation system each general practitioner (GP) has a personal list of patients. The payment system is a mix of a capitation fee and fee-for-service. From a model of a GP’s decisions we derive the optimal practice profile contingent on whether a GP experiences a shortage of...

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Economic consequences of near-patient test results - the case of tests for the Helicobacter Pylori bacterium in dyspepsia

Fauli, Siri; Thue, Geir - Helseøkonomisk Forskningsprogram (HERO), Universitetet … - 2009

vignette. Tests included are two rapid tests for use in general practice, and one hospital laboratory test for comparison. The … result is available immediately. Further, in general practice, the rapid test with the highest sensitivity is significantly …

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