Skip to main content

Main menu

  • HOME
  • ONLINE FIRST
  • CURRENT ISSUE
  • ALL ISSUES
  • AUTHORS & REVIEWERS
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • BJGP LIFE
  • MORE
    • About BJGP
    • Conference
    • Advertising
    • eLetters
    • Alerts
    • Video
    • Audio
    • Librarian information
    • Resilience
    • COVID-19 Clinical Solutions
  • RCGP
    • BJGP for RCGP members
    • BJGP Open
    • RCGP eLearning
    • InnovAIT Journal
    • Jobs and careers

User menu

  • Subscriptions
  • Alerts
  • Log in

Search

  • Advanced search
British Journal of General Practice
Intended for Healthcare Professionals
  • RCGP
    • BJGP for RCGP members
    • BJGP Open
    • RCGP eLearning
    • InnovAIT Journal
    • Jobs and careers
  • Subscriptions
  • Alerts
  • Log in
  • Follow bjgp on Twitter
  • Visit bjgp on Facebook
  • Blog
  • Listen to BJGP podcast
  • Subscribe BJGP on YouTube
Intended for Healthcare Professionals
British Journal of General Practice

Advanced Search

  • HOME
  • ONLINE FIRST
  • CURRENT ISSUE
  • ALL ISSUES
  • AUTHORS & REVIEWERS
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • BJGP LIFE
  • MORE
    • About BJGP
    • Conference
    • Advertising
    • eLetters
    • Alerts
    • Video
    • Audio
    • Librarian information
    • Resilience
    • COVID-19 Clinical Solutions
Original Papers

A qualitative study exploring variations in GPs' out-of-hours referrals to hospital

Michael Calnan, Sarah Payne, Terry Kemple, Michael Rossdale and Jennifer Ingram
British Journal of General Practice 2007; 57 (542): 706-713.
Michael Calnan
Roles: Professor of Medical Sociology
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Sarah Payne
Roles: Senior Lecturer of Policy Studies
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Terry Kemple
Roles: GP
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Michael Rossdale
Roles: GP Principal
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Jennifer Ingram
Roles: Research Facilitator
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • Info
  • eLetters
  • PDF
Loading

Article Information

vol. 57 no. 542 706-713
PubMed 
17761058

Published By 
Royal College of General Practitioners
Print ISSN 
0960-1643
Online ISSN 
1478-5242
History 
  • Received January 8, 2007
  • Revision received February 15, 2007
  • Accepted March 22, 2007
  • Published online September 1, 2007.

Copyright & Usage 
© British Journal of General Practice, 2007.

Author Information

  1. Michael Calnan, MSc, PhD, Professor of Medical Sociology and
  2. Sarah Payne, BSc, PhD, Senior Lecturer of Policy Studies
  1. Terry Kemple, FRCP, FRCGP, DCH, GP
  1. Michael Rossdale, MA, DCH, MRCGP, GP Principal
  1. Jennifer Ingram, BSc, PhD, Research Facilitator
  1. University of Bristol, Bristol
  2. Horfield Health Centre, Bristol
  3. Pembroke Road Surgery, Bristol
  4. Bristol R&D Support Unit, United Bristol Health Care Trust, Bristol
  1. Address for correspondence Professor Michael Calnan, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent. E-mail: m.w.calnan{at}kent.ac.uk
View Full Text

Article usage

Article usage: January 2014 to May 2023

AbstractFullPdf
Jan 2014300
Feb 2014200
Mar 2014601
Apr 2014922
May 20141043
Jun 2014252
Jul 2014231
Aug 2014013
Sep 2014011
Oct 2014061
Nov 2014010
Jan 2015420
Feb 2015251
Mar 2015032
Apr 2015151
May 20150113
Jun 2015220
Jul 2015021
Aug 2015030
Sep 2015021
Oct 2015240
Nov 2015031
Dec 2015062
Jan 201631111
Feb 2016191
Mar 201621833
Apr 20162125
May 2016160
Jun 2016275
Jul 20164141
Aug 20160217
Sep 201642715
Oct 20161122
Nov 2016010111
Dec 20160814
Jan 2017141
Feb 2017250
Mar 2017242
Apr 2017151
May 2017190
Jun 2017284
Jul 2017073
Aug 2017573
Sep 20171121
Oct 201751910
Nov 20173125
Dec 2017261
Jan 20183102
Feb 2018091
Mar 2018095
Apr 20184136
May 2018050
Jun 20180133
Jul 2018070
Aug 2018153
Sep 2018332
Oct 2018171
Nov 2018342
Dec 2018293
Jan 20191114
Feb 20192112
Mar 2019253
Apr 2019263
May 2019487
Jun 2019143
Jul 2019151
Aug 20191102
Sep 2019232
Oct 2019251
Nov 2019263
Dec 20196165
Jan 20206226
Feb 2020283
Mar 20202132
Apr 2020432
May 2020140
Jun 2020654
Jul 20200123
Aug 20202143
Sep 2020231
Oct 20201102
Nov 2020169
Dec 2020470
Jan 2021081
Feb 2021081
Mar 20210123
Apr 20210102
May 2021581
Jun 20211182
Jul 20210175
Aug 20212111
Sep 2021476
Oct 20214152
Nov 20215191
Dec 2021256
Jan 2022052
Feb 2022271
Mar 2022151
Apr 2022192
May 20222251
Jun 2022032
Jul 2022200
Aug 2022350
Sep 2022383
Oct 20222146
Nov 2022131
Dec 2022020
Jan 2023270
Feb 2023063
Mar 20231191
Apr 2023263

Statistics from Altmetric.com

Back to top
Previous ArticleNext Article

In this issue

British Journal of General Practice: 57 (542)
British Journal of General Practice
Vol. 57, Issue 542
September 2007
  • Table of Contents
  • Index by author
Download PDF
Email Article

Thank you for recommending British Journal of General Practice.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person to whom you are recommending the page knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
A qualitative study exploring variations in GPs' out-of-hours referrals to hospital
(Your Name) has forwarded a page to you from British Journal of General Practice
(Your Name) thought you would like to see this page from British Journal of General Practice.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Citation Tools
A qualitative study exploring variations in GPs' out-of-hours referrals to hospital
Michael Calnan, Sarah Payne, Terry Kemple, Michael Rossdale, Jennifer Ingram
British Journal of General Practice 2007; 57 (542): 706-713.

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero

Share
A qualitative study exploring variations in GPs' out-of-hours referrals to hospital
Michael Calnan, Sarah Payne, Terry Kemple, Michael Rossdale, Jennifer Ingram
British Journal of General Practice 2007; 57 (542): 706-713.
del.icio.us logo Digg logo Reddit logo Twitter logo CiteULike logo Facebook logo Google logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One
  • Mendeley logo Mendeley

Jump to section

  • Top
  • Article
    • Abstract
    • INTRODUCTION
    • METHOD
    • RESULTS
    • DISCUSSION
    • Acknowledgments
    • Notes
    • REFERENCES
  • Figures & Data
  • Info
  • eLetters
  • PDF

Keywords

  • decision making
  • hospital referral rates
  • out-of-hours care

More in this TOC Section

  • How people present symptoms to health services: a theory-based content analysis
  • Central or local incident reporting? A comparative study in Dutch GP out-of-hours services
  • Screening of testicular descent in older boys is worthwhile: an observational study
Show more Original Papers

Related Articles

Cited By...

Intended for Healthcare Professionals

BJGP Life

BJGP Open

 

@BJGPjournal's Likes on Twitter

 
 

British Journal of General Practice

NAVIGATE

  • Home
  • Current Issue
  • All Issues
  • Online First
  • Authors & reviewers

RCGP

  • BJGP for RCGP members
  • BJGP Open
  • RCGP eLearning
  • InnovAiT Journal
  • Jobs and careers

MY ACCOUNT

  • RCGP members' login
  • Subscriber login
  • Activate subscription
  • Terms and conditions

NEWS AND UPDATES

  • About BJGP
  • Alerts
  • RSS feeds
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

AUTHORS & REVIEWERS

  • Submit an article
  • Writing for BJGP: research
  • Writing for BJGP: other sections
  • BJGP editorial process & policies
  • BJGP ethical guidelines
  • Peer review for BJGP

CUSTOMER SERVICES

  • Advertising
  • Contact subscription agent
  • Copyright
  • Librarian information

CONTRIBUTE

  • BJGP Life
  • eLetters
  • Feedback

CONTACT US

BJGP Journal Office
RCGP
30 Euston Square
London NW1 2FB
Tel: +44 (0)20 3188 7400
Email: journal@rcgp.org.uk

British Journal of General Practice is an editorially-independent publication of the Royal College of General Practitioners
© 2023 British Journal of General Practice

Print ISSN: 0960-1643
Online ISSN: 1478-5242