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Table 4 Major advantages when in favour of co-location by physician

From: Co-location of out of hours primary care and emergency department in Belgium: patients’ and physicians’ view

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GP

ED physician

GP resident

ED resident

In favour of co-location

237 (84)

38 (95)

63 (82)

31 (89

Efficient care

44 (19)

10 (26)

13 (21)

3 (10)

Adequate referral

97 (41)

18 (47)

19 (30)

22 (71

Improvement of care quality

23 (10)

5 (13

6 (10)

3 (10)

Proximity of hospital for technical examinations

54 (23)

NA

23 (37)

2 (6)

Reduction of workload

7 (3)

2 (5)

NA

NA

More referrals to ED

5 (6)

 

1 (11)

 

Low acuity protocols

7 (9)

 

2 (22)

 

Insufficient confidence in system

7 (9)

0

NA

NA

Increase in workload

10 (13)

 

2 (22)

0

Decrease in independency

24 (30)

1 (50)

2 (22)

0

Overuse of technical examinations

11 (14)

NA

1 (11)

NA

  1. Legend: Only fully completed records