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Implementation of Advanced Access in general practice: postal survey of practices
Authors
Jon Banks
Stephen Goodall
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Alan Montgomery
Mark Pickin
Chris Salisbury
Fiona Sampson
Publication date
1 December 2006
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Oxford University Press
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Abstract
Background: Advanced Access has been strongly promoted as a means of improving access to general practice. Key principles include measuring demand, matching capacity to demand, managing demand in different ways and having contingency plans. Although not advocated by Advanced Access, some practices have also restricted availability of pre-booked appointments. Aim: This study compares the strategies used to improve access by practices which do or do not operate Advanced Access. Design of study: Postal survey of practices. Setting: Three hundred and ninety-one practices in 12 primary care trusts. Method: Questionnaires were posted to practice managers to collect data on practice characteristics, supply and demand of appointments, strategies employed to manage demand, and use of Advanced Access. Results: Two hundred and forty-five from 391 (63%) practices returned a questionnaire and 162/241(67%) claimed to be using Advanced Access. There were few differences between characteristics of practices operating Advanced Access or not. Both types of practice had introduced a wide range of measures to improve access. The proportion of doctors' appointments only available for booking on the same day was higher in Advanced Access practices (40 versus 16%, difference = 24%. 95% CI = 16% to 32%). Less than half the practices claiming to operate Advanced Access ((63/140; 45%) used all four of this model's key principles. Conclusion: The majority of practices in this sample claim to have introduced Advanced Access, but the degree of implementation is very variable. Advanced Access practices use more initiatives to measure and improve access than non-Advanced Access practices. © British Journal of General Practice
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