What is it about?
There was an unexplained period of higher deaths in the UK in 2012. The case-mix arriving at A&E fundamentally shifted in this period and the occupancy of critical care beds likewise increased.
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Why is it important?
All manner of explanations have been offered for rising ED demand and increasing emergency admissions, however, everyone seems to be ignoring the detail behind the trends.
Perspectives
The key point is - be prepared to abandon your hidden assumptions if the data seems to be saying something else, see http://www.hcaf.biz/2010/Publications_full.pdf
Dr Rodney P Jones
Healthcare Analysis & Forecasting
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This page is a summary of: What is happening in urgent care?, Journal of Paramedic Practice, February 2014, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/jpar.2014.6.2.60.
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