Increasing specialist intensity at weekends to improve outcomes for patients undergoing emergency hospital admission: the HiSLAC two-phase mixed-methods study

Increasing specialist intensity at weekends to improve outcomes for patients undergoing emergency hospital admission: the HiSLAC two-phase mixed-methods study

Background: NHS England’s 7-day services policy comprised 10 standards to improve access to quality health care across all days of the week. Six standards targeted hospital specialists on the assumption that their absence caused the higher mortality associated with weekend hospital admission: the ‘w...

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Main Authors: Julian Bion, Cassie Aldridge, Chris Beet, Amunpreet Boyal, Yen-Fu Chen, Michael Clancy, Alan Girling, Timothy Hofer, Joanne Lord, Russell Mannion, Peter Rees, Chris Roseveare, Louise Rowan, Gavin Rudge, Jianxia Sun, Elizabeth Sutton, Carolyn Tarrant, Mark Temple, Sam Watson, Janet Willars, Richard Lilford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Institute for Health Research 2021-07-01
Series:Health Services and Delivery Research
Subjects:
weekend
weekday
weekend effect
emergency admissions
7-day services
mortality
quantitative
qualitative
difference-in-difference
systematic review
meta-analysis
model
intensive care
specialist intensity
patient pathway
care quality
case notes review
case record review
focus group
cost–benefit
quality-adjusted life-years
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr09130

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