Table 1 Total out-of-hours demand in two periods of four months (Nov-Feb 1997/8 and 2002/3)
| Â | 1997/8 | Â | 2002/3 | Â | Both periods combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n (%) | n/1000/yr | n (%) | n/1000/yr | n (%) | n/1000/yr |
Contact with GP cooperative | 5828 (88.2) | 282.8 | 5547 (87.3) | 267.1 | 11375 (87.8) | 274.6 |
Telephone advice | 2446 (37.0) | 118.7 | 2295 (36.1) | 110.5 | 4741 (36.6) | 114.4 |
Centre consultation | 2786 (42.2) | 135.2 | 2622 (41.3) | 126.3 | 5408 (41.7) | 130.5 |
Home visit | 596 (9.0) | 28.9 | 626 (9.9) | 30.1 | 1222 (9.4) | 29.5 |
Contact with AED | 776 (11.8) | 37.7 | 808 (12.7) | 38.9 | 1584 (12.2) | 38.2 |
Referred by GP | 326 (4.9) | 15.8 | 338 (5.3) | 16.3 | 664 (5.1) | 16.0 |
Self-referral | 333 (5.0) | 16.2 | 344 (5.4) | 16.6 | 677 (5.2) | 16.3 |
Via ambulance services | 109 (1.7) | 5.3 | 115 (1.8) | 5.5 | 224 (1.7) | 5.4 |
Other (e.g. police/unspecified) | 8 (0.1) | 0.4 | 11 (0.2) | 0.5 | 19 (0.1) | 0.5 |
Total number of out-of-hours contacts | 6604 (100.0) | 320.4 | 6355 (100.0) | 306.1 | 12959 (100.0) | 312.8 |