outofhours care is available through hour telephone hotlines staffed by nurses evening care centres urgent care centres and home visit services the bulk of patients suffering from chronic conditions are likely to find doctors and nurses working to help monitor their health and manage their condition through proactive practices such as regular measurement of blood glucose and blood pressure for those suffering with diabetes these efforts are often supported by information technology platforms such as those that remind clinic staff which patients have not received a regular checkup in an estimated years of life were lost in israel by men under the age of compared to an average of amongst oecd countries