Explaining variation in emergency admissions: a mixed-methods study of emergency and urgent care systems

• Main Authors: Alicia O'Cathain (Author), Emma Knowles (Author), Janette Turner (Author), Ravi Maheswaran (Author), Steve Goodacre (Author), Enid Hirst (Author), Jon Nicholl (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Recent increases in emergency admission rates have caused concern. Some emergency admissions may be avoidable if services in the emergency and urgent care system are available and accessible. A set of 14 conditions, likely to be rich in avoidable emergency admissions, was identified by e...