Increasing specialist intensity at weekends to improve outcomes for patients undergoing emergency hospital admission: the HiSLAC two-phase mixed-methods study

• Main Authors: Julian Bion (Author), Cassie Aldridge (Author), Chris Beet (Author), Amunpreet Boyal (Author), Yen-Fu Chen (Author), Michael Clancy (Author), Alan Girling (Author), Timothy Hofer (Author), Joanne Lord (Author), Russell Mannion (Author), Peter Rees (Author), Chris Roseveare (Author), Louise Rowan (Author), Gavin Rudge (Author), Jianxia Sun (Author), Elizabeth Sutton (Author), Carolyn Tarrant (Author), Mark Temple (Author), Sam Watson (Author), Janet Willars (Author), Richard Lilford (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: NHS England's 7-day services policy comprised 10 standards to improve access to quality health care across all days of the week. Six standards targeted hospital specialists on the assumption that their absence caused the higher mortality associated with weekend hospital admission: t...