Table 1 Client perceptions when presenting at the Bathurst After Hours General Practice Clinic
Number | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Main reason for attending the after hours clinic: (n = 205) | ||
Essential visit (had to come) | 155 | 76% |
Convenient | 18 | 9% |
Couldn’t get an appointment with a regular GP | 16 | 8% |
Only to get a script (out of my medication) | 8 | 4% |
Requested by the hospital ED to attend | 1 | 0% |
Requested by the GP to attend | 0 | 0% |
Other | 7 | 3% |
If the after hours clinic was not operational, the client would: (n = 205)a | ||
Go to the Hospital ED | 125 | 60% |
Wait until next week to see the client’s own GP | 55 | 27% |
Try and consult another GP in town | 22 | 11% |
Visit a pharmacist and try to get medication | 3 | 1% |
Other | 3 | 1% |
If the client had to pay for the clinic, would they use the service: (n = 205)b | ||
Yes: | 154 | 75% |
If yes, what is the maximum the client would be willing to pay: (n = 154) | ||
The same amount you would pay at your GP | 87 | 56% |
A small co-payment (less than $10) | 60 | 39% |
More than you would pay at your GP | 4 | 3% |
No response/missing data | 3 | 2% |
No | 52 | 25% |
Does the client have a health care card: (n = 175) | ||
Yes | 49 | 28% |
No | 126 | 72% |
Does the client have private health insurance: (n = 170) | ||
Yes | 75 | 44% |
No | 95 | 56% |