TY  - JOUR
  - Bourke, Jane; Bradley, Colin
  - 2012
  - November
  - Irish Medical Journal
  - Factors associated with staffing provision and medical equipment acquisition in Irish general practice
  - Published
  - ()
  - Staffing Medical equipment Irish general practice
  - 105
  - 10
  - 338
  - 340
  - 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 (X 2 = 81.57, p<0.01).
  - 0332-3102
DA  - 2012/11
ER  - 

@article{V154825321,
   = {Bourke, Jane and  Bradley, Colin},
   = {2012},
   = {November},
   = {Irish Medical Journal},
   = {Factors associated with staffing provision and medical equipment acquisition in Irish general practice},
   = {Published},
   = {()},
   = {Staffing Medical equipment Irish general practice},
   = {105},
   = {10},
  pages = {338--340},
   = {{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 (X 2 = 81.57, p<0.01).}},
  issn = {0332-3102},
  source = {IRIS}
}