Symptoms necessitating healthcare reconsultations at primary or emergency care | GP (n=64) | Emergency care services (n=13) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | New | Persisting | All | New | Persisting | |
Shortness of breath | 31 (48.4) | 3 (4.7) | 28 (43.8) | 4 (30.8) | 2 (15.4) | 2 (15.4) |
Cough | 26 (40.6) | 5 (7.8) | 21 (32.8) | 6 (46.2) | 2 (15.4) | 4 (30.8) |
Sputum production | 17 (26.6) | 2 (3.1) | 15 (23.4) | 3 (23.1) | 1 (7.7) | 2 (15.4) |
Chest pain | 8 (12.5) | 3 (4.7) | 5 (7.8) | 5 (38.5) | 1(7.7) | 4 (30.8) |
Slow recovery | 27 (42.2) | 3 (23.1) | ||||
Other reason* | 35 (54.7) | 7 (53.9) |
Data presented as n (%)
↵aOther reasons for reconsultation at GP: seven patients, sick note; four patients, fever; three patients, fatigue; two patients, medication review; one patient for each of: anxiety, hearing loss, anorexia, rash, sciatica symptoms, ‘shaking’ episode, wheeze, coryzal symptoms, haemoglobin check, aphonia, oral candidiasis, reassurance, return-to-work check, rhinitis, tonsillitis, gastrointestinal reflux disease, shoulder pain; at emergency care services: two patients, fatigue; two patients, diarrhoea or vomiting; one patient for each of: paraesthesia, autoimmune disorder, weight loss, dehydration, dysphonia.