10LOCAL RAPID RESPONSE SERVICE : AVOIDING A&E ATTENDANCES AND HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

The epidemiology of assault-related hospital in-patient admissions and ED attendances.

The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology and impact of serious assault warranting in-patient care over six years and its impact on ED attendances in a large teaching hospital in Dublin over 2 years. There were 16,079 emergency assault-related inpatient hospital discharges reducing from 60.1 per 100,000 population in 2005 to 50.6 per 100,000 population in 2010. The median length of...

On the effectiveness of care co-ordination services aimed at preventing hospital admissions and emergency attendances

Finding alternatives to hospital admissions for older people and helping them to live for as long as possible in their own homes is a key objective of UK health and social policy. However, there is a lack of proof as to whether such alternatives actually work and are cost-effective. The research reported in this paper is based on an evaluation of a care co-ordination service with the aim helpin...

Reducing inappropriate emergency department attendances--a review of ambulance service attendances at a regional teaching hospital in Scotland.

INTRODUCTION Emergency Departments (ED) in the UK have seen increasing attendance rates in recent years. Departments are now seeking strategies to reduce their attendances. A review of all ambulance attendances to the ED at Ninewells Hospital was conducted to identify if patients presenting by ambulance could be seen and treated more appropriately in other parts of the health service. METHOD ...

Avoiding hospital admissions: Lessons from evidence and experience - Ham, Imison, Jennings - The King's Fund, October 2010

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