Emergency hospital admissions via accident and emergency departments in England: time trend, conceptual framework and policy implications

J R Soc Med. 2014 Nov;107(11):432-8. doi: 10.1177/0141076814542669.

Authors

Thomas E Cowling¹, Michael A Soljak², Derek Bell³, Azeem Majeed²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London W6 8RP, UK t.cowling@imperial.ac.uk.
² Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London W6 8RP, UK.
³ Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London SW10 9NH, UK.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Emergency Service, Hospital / trends*
England
Health Policy*
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
National Health Programs
Patient Admission / statistics & numerical data*

Grants and funding

DRF-2013-06-142/DH_/Department of Health/United Kingdom