One of the big plus points of the German system is that it gives patients a lot of choice: you are not restricted to the nearest general practitioner in your postcode but can sign up with any GP you like.
The other covariates "receiving backup by a paramedic team", "traveling time to nearest general practitioner colleague at place of work" and "satelite clinic" were not significant.
In accordance with the original RRS scale, a total score was calculated for the mRRS-G summing up the scores of the six variables namely: traveling time to next major hospital, on-call duty, receiving timely backup by a paramedic team, traveling time to nearest general practitioner colleague at place of work, traveling time to most distant practice boundary and satellite clinic.
The following covariates were included in the regression analysis: distance to the next major hospital, on-call duty, receiving backup by a paramedic team, travelling time to nearest general practitioner colleague at place of work, travelling time to most distant practice boundary and satellite clinic.
Unlike USA and Canada, the UK has the advantage of near-universal registration with general practitioners, whose records are at an advanced state of computerisation.
A second limitation is the absence of data measuring the perception and satisfaction of general practitioners practicing near the Walk-in Centre or from areas where most patients of the Walk-in Centre were drawn.
And, experts are predicting a shortage of general practitioners in the near future.
Austria, along with many European countries, very likely faces a shortage in general practitioners, particularly in rural areas, in the near future [ 27, 29].
IN the long list of problems affecting the American health care system, the shortage of general practitioners and overabundance of specialists is usually ranked near the top.
