Factors associated with staffing provision and medical equipment acquisition in Irish general practice
| dc.contributor.author | Bourke, Jane | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bradley, C. P. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-12-21T15:25:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-12-21T15:25:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-11 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2022-12-21T14:25:19Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | GPs form an integral part of Irish primary care provision. However, current information concerning general practice structure, staffing and development in Ireland is quite limited. This report provides a profile of General Practice in Ireland in 2010 drawing on a national survey of practices using a standardised questionnaire. On average, there are 2.7 GPs per practice, although one in four practices remains single-handed. The majority of practices employ nursing 485(80.7%) and clerical 549(91.3%) support. A high proportion of practices have the following items of equipment: ECG machine 496(82.5%), 24 hour blood pressure monitor 481(80.1%), spirometer 383(63.8%), cryotherapy equipment 505(84%), minor surgery equipment 453(74.3%) and foetal monitor 484(80.5%). Using chi square analysis, we find statistically significant positive relationships between nursing support and possession of each of the six items of medical equipment (X2 = 81.57, p<0.01; X2 = 105.4, p<0.01; X2 = 38.5, p<0.01; X2 = 16.6, p<0.01; X2 = 39.5, p<0.01; X2 = 19.5, p<0.01)and between practice size and possession of each item of medical equipment (X2 = 26.3, p<0.01; X2 = 45, p<0.01; X2 = 16.5, p<0.01; X2 = 44.4, p<0.01; X2 = 13.8, p<0.01; X2 = 14.7, p<0.01). | en |
| dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
| dc.description.version | Published Version | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.articleid | 9929 | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Bourke, J. and Bradley, C. (2012) 'Factors associated with staffing provision and medical equipment acquisition in Irish general practice', Irish Medical Journal, 105(10), 9929, pp. 338-340. Available at: http://archive.imj.ie/ViewArticleDetails.aspx?ArticleID=9929 (Accessed: 21 December 2022) | en |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 340 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0332-3102 | |
| dc.identifier.issued | 10 | en |
| dc.identifier.journaltitle | Irish Medical Journal | en |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 338 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10468/13997 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 105 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Irish Medical Organisation | en |
| dc.rights | © 2012, Irish Medical Journal. All rights reserved. | en |
| dc.subject | Staffing provision | en |
| dc.subject | Medical equipment | en |
| dc.subject | Irish general practice | en |
| dc.title | Factors associated with staffing provision and medical equipment acquisition in Irish general practice | en |
| dc.type | Article (peer-reviewed) | en |
