Projects

The purpose of this study was to create and assess a novel automated system providing A&E clinicians working at the Northern General Hospital (NGH), Sheffield with patient follow-up information. The...

Research has shown emergency medicine has the highest burnout levels of any specialty and burnout and poor wellbeing have been linked to absenteeism and rota gaps. The implementation of self-rostering,...

Some emergency department (ED) visits are for care that, although urgent, could be managed by a GP. We need clarity about what these ‘avoidable attendances’ (AAs) are and how to...

There is a need to develop and implement technology to support clinicians’ decision-making, to enable paramedics to better meet the care and needs of ambulance patients. This requires collaboration with...

Patients with acute functional neurological symptoms (FNSD), such as weakness or seizures, maybe particularly high users of emergency services, with major financial implications. Our study is comparing detailed emergency care...

A small number of people make a large number of visits to emergency departments (EDs), and also call NHS 111 and 999. These people, who are referred to as ‘frequent...

Older people living in care homes are transferred to the hospital more frequently than other groups, which can cause harm and functional decline. Research suggests many care homes hospital transfers...

Deprivation is strongly linked to ill health and need for more healthcare. This research examined whether different levels of deprivation in the population explained differences in ED attendance rates. The...

Chronic breathlessness reduces quality of life and is associated with increased emergency health service utilisation, triggered by episodes of acute breathlessness. This represents great distress for the patient and family...

Our Urgent and Emergency Care theme and Health Economics, Equality and Evaluation theme are collaborating to explore how admissions to the Emergency Department (ED) for both serious and less urgent...