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Table 3 Frequency and percentage of contact outcomes by age group.

From: Paediatric contacts with the UK out-of-hours primary care service and contact outcomes: a regional service evaluation

Contact Outcome

Age Group

Total No. Contacts

‘0’

‘1–4’

‘5–11’

‘12+’

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

No Follow Up or Prescription

2941

47.9%

5049

42.6%

2282

37.3%

1087

32.5%

11,359

41.4%

No Follow Up with Prescription

671

10.9%

2122

17.9%

1319

21.6%

682

20.4%

4794

17.5%

Patient Advised to Contact Own GP

1782

29.0%

3548

29.9%

1943

31.8%

1121

33.5%

8394

30.6%

Referred to A&E

259

4.2%

449

3.8%

215

3.5%

168

5.0%

1091

4.0%

Admitted to Hospital

218

3.6%

246

2.1%

114

1.9%

85

2.5%

663

2.4%

Other referral

121

2.0%

181

1.5%

137

2.2%

120

3.6%

559

2.0%

No contact

101

1.6%

182

1.5%

75

1.2%

51

1.5%

409

1.5%

Own GP to contact patient

33

0.5%

49

0.4%

18

0.3%

30

0.9%

130

0.5%

Other

10

0.2%

26

0.2%

15

0.2%

5

0.1%

56

0.2%

Total

6136

100%

11,852

100%

6118

100%

3349

100%

27,455

100%