Levels of staffing and access to diagnostics at weekends are recognised to be significantly lower than on weekdays. It is unclear if subsequent inpatient mortality and readmission rates for acute medical admissions are increased for weekend admissions compared to those on a weekday. A large Canadian study demonstrated increased weekend mortality but does the Edinburgh healthcare model support t...

BACKGROUND The pattern of neurological admissions varies amongst different regions of the world and this depends on many factors including the regional burden of neurological disorders. This study determined the pattern of neurological admissions in a tertiary health centre in Abakaliki South Eastern Nigeria and compared it with that from other parts of the country. METHODOLOGY A review of ad...

Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the perceptions Indigenous medical students on postgraduate admissions through an pathway (IAP), and determine what factors may influence students’ choice residency training program. Methods: We distributed a survey self-identified at settler Canadian schools. questioned acceptability IAP, would application IAP. Analysis included descriptive s...

BACKGROUND Medical student selection and assessment share an underlying high stakes context with the need for valid and reliable tools. This study examined the predictive validity of three tools commonly used in Australia: previous academic performance (Grade Point Average (GPA)), cognitive aptitude (a national admissions test), and non-academic qualities of prospective medical students (interv...

1. Type incidence Of the 76 admissions for acute rheumatic infection (see table I) in King George's Hospital, the admission rate for 1,000 medical admissions works out at 6. Of these admissions 32 or 42 per cent were for acute rheumatic fever (polysynovitis), 39 or 52 per cent were for acute carditis, and 6 per cent were for chorea. A few examples of rheumatic nodules were observed amongst the ...