Use of home visiting GP services by paediatric patients presenting at emergency departments.

Allen, AR; Turbitt, E; Freed, GL

Use of home visiting GP services by paediatric patients presenting at emergency departments.

Allen, AR Turbitt, E

Freed, GL

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Publisher:: ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Aust Fam Physician, 2016, 45, (4), pp. 230-235
Issue Date:: 2016-04

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dc.contributor.author	Allen, AR
dc.contributor.author	Turbitt, E https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6650-9702
dc.contributor.author	Freed, GL
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-07T06:12:59Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-07T06:12:59Z
dc.date.issued	2016-04
dc.identifier.citation	Aust Fam Physician, 2016, 45, (4), pp. 230-235
dc.identifier.issn	0300-8495
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/159734
dc.description.abstract	BACKGROUND: Children in Australia are infrequent recipients of general practitioner (GP) home visits. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this article is to examine whether parents who brought their child to an emergency department (ED) for a lower urgency condition had contacted a home-visiting GP prior to arriving at the ED. METHODS: Electronic surveys were completed by 1150 parents of children aged ≤9 years presenting with lower urgency conditions (triage category 4 or 5) to the EDs of four hospitals in metropolitan Melbourne. RESULTS: Only 83 (7%) parents had attempted to contact a home-visiting GP service and only 26 received a visit. Half of those who did receive a visit, and more than half who did not, reported being told to attend the ED by the service. DISCUSSION: There is infrequent use of home-visiting GP services by children who present to EDs with lower urgency conditions. These services refer some children with low-urgency conditions to the ED.
dc.format	Print
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
dc.relation.ispartof	Aust Fam Physician
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dc.subject	1103 Clinical Sciences, 1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subject.classification	General & Internal Medicine
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool
dc.subject.mesh	Emergency Service, Hospital
dc.subject.mesh	General Practice
dc.subject.mesh	House Calls
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Infant
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Victoria
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool
dc.subject.mesh	Infant
dc.subject.mesh	Emergency Service, Hospital
dc.subject.mesh	House Calls
dc.subject.mesh	Victoria
dc.subject.mesh	General Practice
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.title	Use of home visiting GP services by paediatric patients presenting at emergency departments.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	45
utslib.location.activity	Australia
utslib.for	1103 Clinical Sciences
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health/GSH.Genetic Counselling
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dc.date.updated	2022-08-07T06:12:58Z
pubs.issue	4
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pubs.volume	45
utslib.citation.issue	4

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Children in Australia are infrequent recipients of general practitioner (GP) home visits. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this article is to examine whether parents who brought their child to an emergency department (ED) for a lower urgency condition had contacted a home-visiting GP prior to arriving at the ED. METHODS: Electronic surveys were completed by 1150 parents of children aged ≤9 years presenting with lower urgency conditions (triage category 4 or 5) to the EDs of four hospitals in metropolitan Melbourne. RESULTS: Only 83 (7%) parents had attempted to contact a home-visiting GP service and only 26 received a visit. Half of those who did receive a visit, and more than half who did not, reported being told to attend the ED by the service. DISCUSSION: There is infrequent use of home-visiting GP services by children who present to EDs with lower urgency conditions. These services refer some children with low-urgency conditions to the ED.

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