Closing five Emergency Departments in England between 2009 and 2011: the closED controlled interrupted time-series analysis

• Main Authors: Emma Knowles (Author), Neil Shephard (Author), Tony Stone (Author), Lindsey Bishop-Edwards (Author), Enid Hirst (Author), Linda Abouzeid (Author), Suzanne Mason (Author), Jon Nicholl (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background: In recent years, a number of emergency departments (EDs) have closed or have been replaced by another facility such as an urgent care centre. With further reorganisation of EDs expected, this study aimed to provide research evidence to inform the public, the NHS and policy-makers when co...