RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The workload of a commercial deputizing service
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 209
OP 211
VO 27
IS 177
A1 T. S. Murray
A1 J. H. Barber
YR 1977
UL http://bjgp.org/content/27/177/209.abstract
AB The analysis of 1,098 calls to a commercial deputizing service during a period of four weeks is described. Approximately 20 per cent of the calls were for illnesses considered potentially life-threatening while in 22 per cent telephone advice was given and the patient was not visited by the deputy on call.