Patients Who Experienced Waiting Time of One Day or More to Get an Appointment With a GP
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Patients who experienced a waiting time of one day or more to get an appointment with a GP (% of respondents aged 15 years and older having consulted a GP in the past year)
Numerator
Number of patients, aged 15 years and over, having consulted a GP in the past year and answering to have a waiting time of one day or more to get an appointment with a GP (= sum of individuals answering "Next day" + "Couple of days" + "Just less than a week" + "Between 1 week and 2 weeks" + "More than 2 weeks")
Denominator
Number of patients aged 15 years and over having consulted a GP in the past year
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Health Interview Survey (HIS)
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Gerkens Sophie, Maertens de Noordhout Charline, Lefèvre Mélanie, Levy Muriel, Bouckaert Nicolas, Obyn Caroline, Devos Carl, Scohy Aline, De Pauw Robby, Devleesschauwer Brecht, Vlayen Annemie, Yaras Harun, Janssens Christophe, Meeus Pascal. Performance of the Belgian health system: Revision of the conceptual framework and indicators set. Health Services Research (HSR). Brussels. Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE). 2023. KCE Reports 370. DOI: 10.57598/R370C. kce.fgov.be/en/performance-of-the-belgian-health-system-revision-of-the-conceptual-framework-and-indicators-set www.healthybelgium.be/en/health-system-performance-assessment