The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patterns of attendance at emergency departments in two large London hospitals: an observational study

• Main Authors: Michaela A. C. Vollmer (Author), Sreejith Radhakrishnan (Author), Mara D. Kont (Author), Seth Flaxman (Author), Samir Bhatt (Author), Ceire Costelloe (Author), Kate Honeyford (Author), Paul Aylin (Author), Graham Cooke (Author), Julian Redhead (Author), Alison Sanders (Author), Helen Mangan (Author), Peter J. White (Author), Neil Ferguson (Author), Katharina Hauck (Author), Shevanthi Nayagam (Author), Pablo N. Perez-Guzman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hospitals in England have undergone considerable change to address the surge in demand imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of this on emergency department (ED) attendances is unknown, especially for non-COVID-19 related emergencies. Methods This analysis is an observatio...