Same-day requests and clinically urgent work

Same-day requests are tasks the practice has decided must be handled today. They can involve an appointment, a clinician call-back, urgent signposting, a same-day hub referral or another agreed route.
Same-day handling does not mean every patient sees a GP the same day. It means the request has a same-day owner and an appropriate response under the local process.
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Same-day handling needs
- A clear route for identifying same-day work.
- A named list, clinician, team or workflow that owns it.
- Accurate patient contact details.
- Clear records of the concern and timing.
- A back-up plan if the patient cannot be contacted.
- Escalation if the same-day route is blocked.
Same-day work is not safe unless someone or some workflow clearly owns the request today.

