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Newest firstBackgroundAvoidable hospital admissions in the UK have been a focal area for healthcare policy and research, often with a focus on prevention. This is particularly important as hospitalisation can negatively impact patients, especially frail older people, leading to further risk of morbidity and mortality. To reduce costs and enhance patient care, the focus has shifted toward improving community interventions to p…
Open article record in new tab ↗Little is understood about the unintended consequences of cannabis liberalization on children. Subsequently, this scoping review aimed to map and identify evidence related to acute cannabis intoxication in children. We searched three medical literature databases from inception until October 2019. We identified 4644 information sources and included 158 which were mapped by topic area relating to 1) public health im…
Open article record in new tab ↗ObjectivesTo synthesise evidence about primary care clinicians treating patients in or adjacent to hospital emergency departments in the UK. Study designMixed methods narrative systematic review. MethodsEligible studies were in English and described primary care services (general practitioners, GPs, or nurse practitioners) that treat patients within or adjacent to hospital Emergency Departments (ED). Searches were…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundAlmost half of the 16,650,745 calls to NHS 111 each year are triaged to a primary care disposition. However, there is evidence that contact with a primary care service occurs in less than 50% of cases and triage time frames are frequently not met. This can result in increased utilisation of other healthcare services. This feasibility study aimed to model in-silico the current healthcare system for patien…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundThe NHS 111 service triages over 16,650,745 calls per year and approximately 48% of callers are triaged to a primary care disposition, such as a telephone appointment with a general practitioner (GP). However, there has been little assessment of the ability of primary care services to meet this demand. If a timely service cannot be provided to patients, it could result in patients calling 999 or attendin…
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