[The use of Danish day-time general practice. Status and perspectives].

This paper examines the development in the use of Danish general practice in the years 1992 to 2001. The use of general practice increased by 17%. The number of consultations increased by 12%, the number of telephone consultations increased by 25%, and the number of home visits decreased by 18%. The number of Danish citizens increased by 3.6%, but the number of GPs increased by 7.2%. The number of contacts per GP increased by more than 10%. The percentage of citizens attending general practice within a year increased from 80% to 85%. This would have resulted in only a 6% increase, assuming an average attendance rate similar to that of the population. The 50% least frequently attending patients accounted for 18% of all contacts. In comparison, the 10% most frequently attending patients accounted for 33% of all contacts.