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Australian Journal of Primary Health Australian Journal of Primary Health Society
The issues influencing community health services and primary health care
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Australian Health Care Workers Use of a Telephone Advice Line

Patrick G. M. Bolton, Sharon M. Parker and Jag Chera

Australian Journal of Primary Health 7(3) 70 - 73
Published: 2001

Abstract

An evaluation of the Health Resource Line (HRL), a telephone information service for use by General Practitioners and Area Health employees in Northern and Central Sydney Area Health Services, was conducted following an eight month pilot. This evaluation found that no more than half of the target population were aware of the service, and that fewer than a third of these had trialed the service. This is consistent with the experience in other published trials of this kind. The experience of health care providers using the service was generally positive, but despite this, overall levels of use were low and declined after an initial peak. The low level of use brings into question the cost effectiveness of such a service and the need for possible alternatives.

https://doi.org/10.1071/PY01049

© La Trobe University 2001

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