... retrospective observational review of data on emergency hospital admissions and Emergency Department (ED) visits for care home residents in Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven. Acute hospital activity for residents was observed before and after the installation of telemedicine in 27 care homes. Data from a further...

... with some 3,000 patients about their varied experiences of health and illness [1] . The interview I have used is not part of a representative sample of patients in the emergency department, nor indeed is it part of a representative sample of patients with this condition. But neither does it contain anything...

.... The purpose of this paper is to explore the successes and challenges of implementing systems of quality assurance in this unique environment, highlighting issues peculiar to the Caribbean setting. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is a review of current practice in the emergency departments (ED...

... with a STEMI so that they are directly transported to a cardiac interventional unit bypassing community emergency departments (Le May et al., 2008). In the USA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have established markers of performance for three conditions in the ED: chest pain...