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Received: 12 June 2018

Accepted: 30 January 2019

First Online: 8 February 2019

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: This study used anonymised routine data. The Primary Care Out of Hours data was handled under a data-sharing agreement between the University of Aberdeen and NHS24; as no patient identifiable data was involved, additional research ethical permission was not required.

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