Acute health care out of hours: primary care solutions in Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands examined.

This thesis will be of interest to primary care researchers and health policy makers around Europe since it is an issue of importance in many countries of the European Union. It provides a literature study on the factors that are of influence on the use of acute health care out of hours. Furthermore it provides a description of the role of primary care in acute health care out of hours in the five selected countries. This study can serve as a reference for countries considering to change their system for acute health care out of hours.