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List patient system: straitjacket or a tool for developing general practice? General practitioners' experiences from
1Ranheim Health Centre, Trondheim, Norway.
Objective:
To investigate attitudes and experiences among general practitioners (GPs) taking part in an experiment with a list patient system in four municipalities in Norway.
Design:
A questionnaire distributed to all 160 GPs in the four municipalities after 3 years' trial of the system.
Setting:
Primary health care in Norway.
Main Outcome Measures:
The opinions of physicians on a list patient system after 3 years of trial.
Results:
Most of the physicians held that the list patient system imposed more obligations than they were used to. However, the majority also held that the system enhanced preconditions for doing a good professional job; 68% wanted the system on a permanent basis, while 14% rejected it.
Conclusion:
Positive aspects outweigh negative aspects in the attitude of GPs to a list patient system.