Workload for GP’s in popular holiday resorts can increase in summer months. Holidaymakers are often ill prepared for their trip, forgetting vital medications and travelling after major illnesses and surgery. Comprehensive pre-trip counselling by health professionals in the areas, especially for those with chronic conditions, could ‘donor’ reduce burden on health services in the areas. ‘host’ residents are more likely to present at A&E for illnesses, and tourists are more likely to present at A&E for accidents in one Australian seaside resort. Tourists often have little local knowledge of conditions, putting them at increased risk of accidents, especially in relation to the natural environment. Comprehensive data collection on tourist health episodes and good communication and information sharing between Health Services, Tourist Industry and Local Government can aid planning for the health impacts of tourism. behaviour in terms of alcohol use, drug use and sexual behaviour increase when people are on holiday. The hedonistic, transient atmosphere of UK seaside ‘carnavalised’, resorts, together with easy access to alcohol can contribute to risk taking in the sexual behaviour of young people. Young people are often drawn into the leisure and entertainment industry geared towards adults which can leave them open to exploitation. Transport problems and issues with visibility and confidentiality can prevent young people from accessing sexual health services in the rural areas surrounding seaside resorts. Schools can be successful in directing young people to appropriate services. According to the Single Issue Panel report, Primary Care Trusts in England may not currently be reimbursed under the Out of Area Treatment scheme, for temporary residents attending A&E, minor injuries units and outpatient clinics. This may be particularly important in areas with high levels of tourism where the allocation of health service resources are not currently reflecting the burden of tourist health encounters on some services. 6. General Fertility Rate The general fertility rate (GFR) is defined as the number of live births born to females who are of childbearing age in a population, i.e. those aged between 15 and 44 years. This rate provides a useful indicator when studying population growth and change.
Workload for GP’s in popular holiday resorts can increase in summer months. Holidaymakers are often ill prepared for their trip, forgetting vital medications and travelling after major illnesses and surgery. Comprehensive pre-trip counselling by health professionals in the ‘donor’ areas, especially for those with chronic conditions, could reduce burden on health services in the ‘host’ areas. residents are more likely to present at A&E for illnesses, and tourists are more likely to present at A&E for accidents in one Australian seaside resort. Tourists often have little local knowledge of conditions, putting them at increased risk of accidents, especially in relation to the natural environment. Comprehensive data collection on tourist health episodes and good communication and information sharing between Health Services, Tourist Industry and Local Government can aid planning for the health impacts of tourism. behaviour in terms of alcohol use, drug use and sexual behaviour increase when people are on holiday. The hedonistic, ‘carnavalised’, transient atmosphere of UK seaside resorts, together with easy access to alcohol can contribute to risk taking in the sexual behaviour of young people. Young people are often drawn into the leisure and entertainment industry geared towards adults which can leave them open to exploitation. Transport problems and issues with visibility and confidentiality can prevent young people from accessing sexual health services in the rural areas surrounding seaside resorts. Schools can be successful in directing young people to appropriate services. According to the Single Issue Panel report, Primary Care Trusts in England may not currently be reimbursed under the Out of Area Treatment scheme, for temporary residents attending A&E, minor injuries units and outpatient clinics. This may be particularly important in areas with high levels of tourism where the allocation of health service resources are not currently reflecting the burden of tourist health encounters on some services. 6. General Fertility Rate The general fertility rate (GFR) is defined as the number of live births born to females who are of childbearing age in a population, i.e. those aged between 15 and 44 years. This rate provides a useful indicator when studying population growth and change.