Out-of-hours general practice care in Ireland: Consultations and emergency department referrals from 2013 to 2022
OOH GP co-operatives provide substantial, adaptive capacity- managing the vast majority of patients within primary care. This study supports the view that OOH co-operatives act as a buffer for EDs and a pressure-release valve for daytime general practice. Routinely collected EMR data can track OOH activity over time and should inform workforce and service planning.
Authors
- William Giguère
- Fintan Stanley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6740-3280)
- Michael O'Callaghan
Institutions
- University of Limerick (IE)
- PublicPolicy.ie (Ireland) (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJGP Open
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2025.0204
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Irish College of General Practitioners