Not all waits are equal: an exploratory investigation of emergency care patient pathways

Not all waits are equal: an exploratory investigation of emergency care patient pathways

Abstract Background Increasing pressure in the United Kingdom (UK) urgent care system has led to Emergency Departments (EDs) failing to meet the national requirement that 95% of patients are admitted, discharged or transferred within 4-h of arrival. Despite the target being the same for all acute ho...

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Main Authors: Dawn Swancutt, Sian Joel-Edgar, Michael Allen, Daniel Thomas, Heather Brant, Jonathan Benger, Richard Byng, Jonathan Pinkney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Health service research
Acute care
Emergency admissions
Patient care
Value stream mapping
Emergency department
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2349-2

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