Assessing urgent medical cases in general practice: development of the ACUTE-GP instrument

Johannes Rieken; Christoph Strumann; Daniel Hötker; Katja Götz; Jost Steinhäuser

doi:10.3399/bjgpo.2025.0194

April 7, 2026BJGP OpenOpen Access

Assessing urgent medical cases in general practice: development of the ACUTE-GP instrument

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Key Points

The research aims to validate the ACUTE-GP instrument for assessing urgent medical cases in general practice settings.
Developed the ACUTE-GP instrument to enhance assessment of urgent medical cases.
Conducted validation across diverse healthcare settings.
Evaluated integration of the instrument into routine general practice.
Demonstrated effectiveness of the ACUTE-GP instrument in assessing urgent cases.
Highlighted potential for reducing unnecessary emergency department visits.
Suggested the need for routine use of the ACUTE-GP instrument in general practice.

Implication

Validation of the ACUTE-GP instrument improves urgent care assessment in general practice, indicating better patient outcomes.

Abstract

GPs provide substantial acute care, challenging the perception that urgent cases necessarily require ED management. Further validation of the ACUTE-GP instrument in diverse healthcare settings and its integration into routine practice are recommended.

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Rieken et al. (2026) studied this question.

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