Explaining variation in emergency admissions: a mixed-methods study of emergency and urgent care systems
O'Cathain A, Knowles E, Turner J, Maheswaran R, Goodacre S, Hirst E, Nicholl J
Record ID 32014001426
English
Authors' objectives:
We aimed to understand variation in avoidable emergency admissions between different emergency and urgent care systems in England
Authors' recommendations:
Deprivation explained most of the variation in avoidable admission rates. Research is needed to understand the complex relationship between deprivation and avoidable admission, and to develop interventions tailored to avoid admissions from deprived communities. Standardisation of coding of admissions would reduce variation.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2014
URL for published report:
http://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/hsdr02480/#/abstract
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Emergency Service, Hospital
- Patient Admission
Contact
Organisation Name:
NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research programme
Contact Address:
NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright:
Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO
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