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Denmark. Organisation of the OOH-services L æ gevagten i Danmark Aim: To treat acute conditions, mainly general illnesses which can not wait until ordinary hours – treatment by their own doctor All contacts doctor visitated
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Denmark • Organisation of the OOH-servicesLægevagten i Danmark • Aim: To treat acute conditions, mainly general illnesses which can not wait until ordinary hours – treatment by their own doctor • All contacts doctor visitated • Very acute conditions (Heart attacks and similar) normally direct to hospital or acute ambulance/doctor
Organisation of the OOH-servicesLægevagten i Danmark • General practise responsible • The Regions pay • Free - No payment for almost all citizens • 16.00 – 08.00 on weekdays All Saturday, Sundays and public holidays
The GPs role • Part of the GPs public agreement • The GP has to treat the patients 24 hours • In practice organised with public and GP run ”lægevagt” • The Region provide consultation rooms cars and the payment. The GP provide manpower. • Visitation only by specialists • GPs and other doctors for the other Posts
Public funding by the Regions • 5 Regions • Hovedstaden The capital, North Zealand and Bornholm Inhabitants 1.650.000 • Sjælland (rest of Zealand) 820.000 • South (Fuhnen and southern Jutland) 1.195.000 • Midt Middle (Central parts of Jutland) 1.237.000 • North (Northern parts of Jutland) 580.000
Functions • Visitation (phone consultations) By telephone give advice, medicine or decide for consultations or home visits (only by specialist in family medicine) • Consultation • aprox. 1o different consultations in each region • Home visits • aprox 10 cars in each region
Conditions . • Consultation rooms fully equipped No staff • Free cars with driver and computer • All functions electronic, communication between visitator and other doctors, pharmacies, messages is send to the patients doctor electronic (by phone to hospitals and ambulances)
Payment A 16-22 + Saturday B 22-08 + Sunday 0101. Consultation 175,93 218,43 0501. Telefonkonsultation uden besøg/konsultation 86,17 108,87 0602. Telefonkonsultation med besøg/konsultation 37,26 46,10 0471. Besøg 244,43 298,95 2302. Tillægstakst udover 10 km, pr. km 13,10 15,91
Challenges: Clinically • Continued clinical training • Homogeneity • In between areas • In between individual doctors • Andet????
Challenges: Expectations from the community • Distance to consultations • Available - without waiting time • Good quality • andet???
Challenges:Collaboration with other health services • In general very good • normally unproblematic • Normally will only the patients who need hospital treatment get in contact with hospitals (some geographic differences) • And the hospitals know it and appreciate it.
Challenges:in relation to organisation • Sufficient doctors in remote areas • Quality of consultation rooms • Staff • CME and CPD • Keep the expectations down • only treat the necessary • keep the rest for daytime or no treatment