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Access and triage in contemporary general practice: A novel theory of digital candidacy

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  • Dakin, Francesca H.
  • Rybczynska-Bunt, Sarah
  • Rosen, Rebecca
  • Clarke, Aileen
  • Greenhalgh, Trisha

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To access contemporary healthcare, patients must find and navigate a complex socio-technical network of human and digital actors linked in multi-modal pathways. Asynchronous, digitally-mediated triage decisions have largely replaced synchronous conversations between humans. In this paper, we draw on a large qualitative dataset from a multi-site study of remote and digital technologies in general practice to understand widening inequities of access.

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  • Dakin, Francesca H. & Rybczynska-Bunt, Sarah & Rosen, Rebecca & Clarke, Aileen & Greenhalgh, Trisha, 2024. "Access and triage in contemporary general practice: A novel theory of digital candidacy," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 349(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:349:y:2024:i:c:s0277953624003290
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116885
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