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Primary care. Open all hours.

Kaye McIntosh

    The Health Service Journal
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    Benchmarking out of hours care providers revealed significant UK-wide variations in services, call handling, and software. These differences make direct comparisons challenging.

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    Digital Home-Monitoring of Patients after Kidney Transplantation: The MACCS Platform
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    Digital Home-Monitoring of Patients after Kidney Transplantation: The MACCS Platform

    Published on: April 12, 2021

    Area of Science:

    • Healthcare Management
    • Primary Care Services
    • Health Services Research

    Background:

    • The Department of Health identified a need to assess out of hours care provision.
    • Variability in healthcare delivery can impact patient outcomes and resource allocation.
    • Standardized benchmarking is crucial for quality improvement initiatives.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To benchmark out of hours care providers across the UK.
    • To identify and quantify differences in service delivery models.
    • To establish a baseline for future performance comparisons.

    Main Methods:

    • Commissioned the Primary Care Foundation to conduct a national benchmark study.
    • Collected data on service structures, operational protocols, and technological implementations.
    • Analyzed variations in service delivery across different regions.

    Main Results:

    • Significant and "startling" differences were identified across the UK.
    • Variations were observed in the types of services offered.
    • Divergences in call handling methods and software systems were prominent.

    Conclusions:

    • The current landscape of out of hours care is highly heterogeneous.
    • The observed variations pose challenges for direct performance comparisons.
    • Further standardization or tailored comparative approaches are needed for effective evaluation.