24 hour primary care

This book examines the best ways to provide primary care at nights and weekends.

There has been increasing demand from patients for out-of-hours care, and a great reorganisation of primary care services outside normal surgery hours.

Different models of organisations are being tested, including primary care centres and nurses giving telephone advice.

This book examines the tensions between public and professional expectations, and describes the range of options for providing services, with examples of good practice.

It reviews the evidence about what works best, and the issues to consider in setting up different services.