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Evaluation of an on-call diabetes service in a large teaching hospital.
- Source :
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Diabetic Medicine . May2000, Vol. 17 Issue 5, p386-389. 4p. 2 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2000
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Abstract
- SummaryAims To assess prospectively the activity and effectiveness of a diabetes specialist on-call service. Methods All requests for specialist advice received by the doctor on-call for diabetes in a large teaching hospital were recorded and analysed over a period of 3 weeks. Results The total number of calls was 135 (mean 45 per week) of which 48.1% were outside normal working hours. Requests for advice from surgical and medical ward staff accounted for 43% of calls, the remainder were from staff in the maternity ward (12.6%), staff in other hospitals in the city (3.7%), general practitioners (13.3%) and patients (27.4%). The time spent by the on-call doctor for diabetes responding to calls was a mean of 8.6 h per week. The number of acute admissions prevented by this service was estimated to be 11 (3.6 per week). Conclusions Open access to specialist advice provided by a doctor with expertise in diabetes is an effective adjunct to the delivery of diabetes care in the setting of a large teaching hospital. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07423071
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Diabetic Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 5217618
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1464-5491.2000.00240.x