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dc.contributor.author | Reed, R. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Roeger, L. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Reinfeld-Kirkman, N. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Howard, S. | - |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Medical Journal of Australia, 2008; 189(2):95-99 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0025-729X | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1326-5377 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/76392 | - |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: To determine the timeliness of access to general practitioner appointments in South Australia. DESIGN AND SETTING: Face-to-face interviews with a random and representative sample of South Australians living in metropolitan Adelaide and country towns with a population of 1000 or more in 2007. PARTICIPANTS: 2507 people aged 15 years and over who had seen a GP in the previous 12 months. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Waiting times for obtaining an appointment with a GP, patients’ perceptions about appointment waiting times, and waiting times at the GP’s surgery. RESULTS: Most respondents reported that for their last visit with a GP, they were able to be seen on the same day (39%) or within 1 or 2 working days (33%); 20% waited more than 2 working days for their appointment. Nine per cent of respondents (159/1764) reported waiting more than 2 working days because an earlier appointment was not available. Respondents reporting lower levels of household income were more likely to report longer waits for GP appointments. Most respondents (78%) felt that they were able to make a GP appointment as soon as they thought necessary. At the surgery, 46% of respondents were seen within 15 minutes, but 13% waited 45 minutes or longer. CONCLUSIONS: In general, access to GPs is timely, and most South Australians reported that for their last GP visit they were able to make an appointment as soon as they thought was necessary. | - |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Richard L. Reed, Leigh S. Roeger, Nova Reinfeld-Kirkman and Sara L. Howard | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Australasian Med Publ Co Ltd | - |
dc.rights | Copyright status unknown | - |
dc.source.uri | https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2008/189/2/access-general-practitioners-south-australia-population-survey?0=ip_login_no_cache=f9e33c2bc72477a1de53e0b16f253e67 | - |
dc.subject | Humans | - |
dc.subject | Health Care Surveys | - |
dc.subject | Family Practice | - |
dc.subject | Appointments and Schedules | - |
dc.subject | Health Services Accessibility | - |
dc.subject | South Australia | - |
dc.subject | Female | - |
dc.subject | Male | - |
dc.title | Access to general practitioners in South Australia: a population survey | - |
dc.type | Journal article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01929.x | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
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