Out Of Hours Work: A Guide for GPs

Out Of Hours (OOH) is back on the government agenda. Government has found that replacing OOH responsibility is no easy task, mainly for monetary costs as well as knock on effects, including packed hospital Accident and Emergency Departments and huge variation in quality of care. General practitioners (GPs) find that there is room for improvement and some are actively considering more involvement either in commissioning or providing OOH services. Some GPs are choosing to make OOH a career choice .This is a way to keep up with developments and there are also considerable monetary rewards. This book provides an insight into the OOH work based on personal experience and provides concise information regarding, Triage and Management of patients in OOH setting, Personal Specification, Management of Stress and Complaints, Participating in Appraisal and Significant Event Audit and Protocol for Significant clinical situations and Major Incidents