ArticleJournal of the Royal Society of Medicine2012
Defining primary care sensitive conditions: a necessity for effective primary care delivery?
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- Weaknesses in primary health care favor the growth of acquired syphilis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Comparison and Impact of Four Different Methodologies for Identification of Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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- Associations between structures and resources of primary care at the district level and health outcomes: a case study of diabetes mellitus care in Thailand.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2018Article
- The impact of NHS resource allocation policy on health inequalities in England 2001-11: longitudinal ecological study.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2014Article
- Patient characteristics associated with hospitalisations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in Victoria, Australia.BMC health services research · 2012Article
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Abstract
Primary care is a major component of England's National Health Service (NHS), responsible for approximately 300 million consultations per year with GPs in England, which represents 70-90% of all patient contacts with the NHS. In addition to providing healthcare to the registered population, GPs are charged with coordination and gatekeeping of access to services provided by secondary care, tertiary care and other allied healthcare providers. As GPs will be assuming a key role in commissioning health services in England, there is a clear opportunity to re-model care delivery to maximize outcomes, cost efficiency and patient access by focusing on diseases that are most amenable to management in primary care. It is essential that there is evidence to inform what conditions are most sensitive to management in primary care - commonly referred to as primary care sensitive conditions or ambulatory care sensitive conditions. Such definitions would aid resource planning, drafting of local management protocols and simplification of the interface between primary and secondary care for a number of chronic conditions. Indeed, inappropriate utilization of secondary care resources is likely to represent a significant opportunity cost to healthcare providers and may be less desirable for patients.
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