How do emergency department staff respond to behaviour that challenges displayed by people living with dementia? A mixed-methods study by Rebecca Hoskins, Laura Goodwin, Edward Carlton, Hazel Taylor, Sarah Voss, Jonathan Richard Benger, Richard Cheston, Cathy Liddiard, Sera Manning

“…Qualitative data were analysed thematically.Setting The EDs of three National Health Service (NHS) Hospital Trusts in Southwest England.Participants Multidisciplinary NHS staff working in the ED.Results Fifty-two online survey responses and 13 telephone interviews were analysed. …”
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Factors influencing conveyance of older adults with minor head injury by paramedics to the emergency department: a multiple methods study by Helen Nicholson, Sarah Voss, Sarah Black, Hazel Taylor, David Williams, Jonathan Benger

“…A retrospective analysis of ambulance service data was also completed to determine the scope and scale of the issue in Southwest England. An in-depth audit of 100 conveyed patient records was used to determine the proportion of patients conveyed to the ED who met National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee (JRCALC) guidelines. …”
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