RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Night calls in a single-handed rural practice JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO J R Coll Gen Pract FD British Journal of General Practice SP 745 OP 747 VO 30 IS 221 A1 R. J. Cunningham YR 1980 UL http://bjgp.org/content/30/221/745.abstract AB Night calls attended by one doctor during five consecutive years (1973 to 1977) in a single-handed rural practice, were analysed and divided into two categories: (a) reasonable; (b) unreasonable. Half the night calls were genuine emergencies but 17 per cent were quite unnecessary.