Total | PC | SC | ||
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(N = 3308) | (N = 1141) | (N = 2167) | ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p | |
Coordination of clinical information between levels of care | ||||
Primary and secondary care doctors share information on the care of patients we have in commona | 1959 (63.11) | 757 (70.09) | 1202 (59.39) | < 0.001 |
The information we share is as required for the care of these patientsa | 2224 (72.14) | 830 (76.92) | 1394 (69.56) | < 0.001 |
Primary and secondary care doctors use the information that we sharea | 2489 (81.77) | 911 (84.90) | 1578 (80.06) | 0.001 |
Coordination of clinical management: Consistency of care between levels | ||||
We agree with the treatments prescribed or directions given to the patients by doctors of the other levela | 2357 (77.99) | 792 (74.16) | 1565 (80.09) | < 0.001 |
There are no contraindications and/or duplications in the treatments prescribed by primary and secondary care doctorsa | 2100 (69.54) | 652 (61.05) | 1448 (74.18) | < 0.001 |
Primary and secondary care doctors establish a treatment plan together for patients that require thisa | 422 (13.82) | 129 (11.99) | 293 (14.82) | 0.030 |
We do not repeat the tests that doctors have already carried out at the other level (analysis, imaging)a | 2182 (71.45) | 768 (71.98) | 1414 (71.16) | 0.635 |
Coordination of clinical management: Adequate follow-up between levels | ||||
Primary care doctors refer the patients to secondary care when appropriatea | 2493 (83.13) | 1060 (99.07) | 1433 (74.29) | < 0.001 |
Secondary care doctors send the patients back to primary care for follow-up when appropriatea | 2484 (83.55) | 811 (76.65) | 1673 (87.36) | < 0.001 |
Secondary care doctors make recommendations to the primary care doctor on the follow-up of patients (diagnosis, treatment, other guidelines)a | 1780 (59.10) | 421 (39.38) | 1359 (69.94) | < 0.001 |
Primary care doctors resolve any queries on the follow-up of patients with the secondary care doctorsa | 1249 (42.63) | 588 (55.00) | 661 (35.52) | < 0.001 |
Coordination of clinical management: Accessibility between levels of care | ||||
On being referred in the standard way to secondary care, the patient does not wait a long time to be seena | 611 (21.43) | 17 (1.58) | 594 (33.43) | < 0.001 |
On being referred urgently to secondary care, the patient does not wait a long time to be seena | 1440 (49.33) | 189 (17.58) | 1251 (69.15) | < 0.001 |
On being sent back to primary care, the patient does not wait a long time to be seena | 1540 (76.24) | 870 (81.84) | 670 (30.91) | < 0.001 |