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Hogne Sandvik er dr.med., spesialist i allmennmedisin og forsker.
Articles by Hogne Sandvik
Which GPs are staffing the emergency medical services?
- Hogne Sandvik,
- Steinar Hunskår,
- Esperanza Diaz
30.10.2012:
RGPs are obligated to accept accident and emergency (A&E) duty (1). The agreements allow for exemption under certain preconditions, while studies show that far more doctors than those who are formally exempted have resigned from A&E duty (2, 3). The Ministry of Health and Care Services has therefore...
Hygiene campaign autumn 2009 – fewer cases of infection at the emergency centre?
- Hogne Sandvik,
- Steinar Hunskår
08.04.2011:
In late March/early April of 2009, a new strain of influenza A (H1N1) was discovered in North America. The infection spread rapidly over most of the world, and on 11 June 2009, the World Health Organization declared the first influenza pandemic since 1968 (1). In Norway, several preparatory measures...
Working style among regular general practitioners and other doctors in out-of-hours emergency services in Norway
- Hogne Sandvik,
- Steinar Hunskår
28.01.2010:
Duty-work in OOH (out-of-hours) medical emergency services is compulsory for rGPs (regular general practitioners) in Norway (1). Exemption from this obligation is granted in certain circumstances, but investigations show that many more than those who are formally exempt do not participate in the OOH...
Norwegian regular general practitioners’ participation in out-of-hours work
- Hogne Sandvik,
- Erik Zakariassen,
- Steinar Hunskår
04.10.2007:
Out-of-hours (OOH) emergency service is meant to be an obligatory part of the regular general practitioner’s (RGP) work. It comes in addition to ordinary work and is often seen as a burden (1). Working conditions can be difficult with an inherent risk of making mistakes (2) - (5). Every 10th...
Reimbursement for out-of-hours work in Norway
- Hogne Sandvik,
- Steinar Hunskår
17.05.2007:
Regulations concerning the regular general practitioner (RGP) Scheme enable municipalities to require all RGPs to take on emergency duties (1). Emergency duties are also obligatory for newly qualified doctors serving their compulsory practice period. As well as encroaching on doctors’ spare time...