GP Out of Hours Services

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publishing Organisation
OECD PaRIS
Type of Quality Indicator
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Wait and System Planning / Access

Defining Attributes

Definition

Which of the following out-of-hours options does your practice provide to your patients? Please do not include services commissioned outside the practice, such as XXX. [SUBJECT TO LOCALISATION TO SPECIFY SERVICES commissioned outside the practice, if applicable]. Please select all the options that apply. (1=Visiting before or after practice's regular working hours [LOCALISATION TO SPECIFY "REGULAR WORKING HOURS" in the country] (at least once per week); 2=Visiting the practice on a weekend day; 3=Directly contacting a physician or nurse via remote options (e.g., telephone, online chat/messaging); 4=Leaving a message on an answering machine, writing an e-mail, or completing an online form with a return call from a physician or nurse shortly afterwards; 5= Other; 6=None of these; 7=Not sure)

Numerator

Number of responses to each category

Denominator

Number of responses to the question

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods

Paper/Telephone

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Link to Measurement Tools

Adapted from Commonwealth Fund, QUALICOPC and PCAT

Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025