GP and nurses' perceptions of how after hours care for people receiving palliative care at home could be improved: a mixed methods study

Table 2 Service provision in their service/area frequency (percentage) data

	Total (n = 166)		GPs (n = 114)		Nurses (n = 52)
	N	%	N	%	N	%
After Hours Service Provision by their Service
Calls	102	61.4	68	59.6	34	65.3*
Visits	122	73.5	80	70.2	42	80.7
EPC Items
Use generally	N/A		84	73.7	N/A**
Aware can use for PC planning	N/A		60	52.6	N/A**
Tel. Triage Protocol in Area
Yes	50	30.1	16	14.0	34	65.4
No	52	31.3	42	36.9	10	19.2
Don't Know	64	38.6	56	49.1	8	15.4
Aware of PC Resources
Yes	102	61.5	67	58.8	35	67.3
No	64	38.5	47	41.2	17	32.7
Current Services Satisfactory
(agree or strongly agree combined)
Hospital discharge planning	107	64.5	79	69.3	28	53.8
Home care planning	141	84.9	100	87.7	41	78.8
After hours service provision	123	74.1%	88	77.2	35	67.3

Note *8 nurse participants did not currently work in PC service; * *Enhanced Primary Care Items (EPC) not available to nurses

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