Viner, RM;
Blackburn, F;
White, F;
Mannie, R;
Parr, T;
Nelson, S;
Lemer, C;
... Hargreaves, DS; + view all
(2018)
The impact of out-of-hospital models of care on paediatric emergency department presentations.
Archives of Disease in Childhood
, 103
(2)
pp. 128-136.
10.1136/archdischild-2017-313307.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the potential impact of enhanced primary care and new out-of-hospital models (OOHMs) on emergency department (ED) presentations by children and young people (CYP). DESIGN: Observational study. PATIENTS AND SETTING: Data collected prospectively on 3020 CYP 0–17.9 years from 6 London EDs during 14 days by 25 supernumerary clinicians. CYP with transient acute illness, exacerbation of long-term condition (LTC), complex LTC/disability and injury/trauma were considered manageable within OOHM. OOHMs assessed included nurse-led services, multispecialty community provider (MCP), primary and acute care system (PACS) plus current and enhanced primary care. MEASURES: Diagnosis, severity; record of investigations, management and outcome that occurred; objective assessment of clinical need and potential alternative management options/destinations. RESULTS: Of the patients 95.6% had diagnoses appropriate for OOHM. Most presentations required assessment by a clinician with skills in assessing illness (39.6%) or injuries (30.9%). One thousand two hundred and ninety-one (42.75%) required no investigations and 1007 (33.3%) were provided only with reassurance. Of the presentations 42.2% were judged to have been totally avoidable if the family had had better health education. Of the patients 26.1% were judged appropriate for current primary care (community pharmacy or general practice) with 31.5% appropriate for the combination of enhanced general practice and community pharmacy. Proportions suitable for new models were 14.1% for the nurse-led acute illness team, MCP 25.7%, GP federation CYP service 44.6%, comprehensive walk-in centre for CYP 64.3% and 75.5% for a PACS. CONCLUSIONS: High proportions of ED presentations by CYP could potentially be managed in new OOHMs or by enhancement of existing primary care.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The impact of out-of-hospital models of care on paediatric emergency department presentations |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313307 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2017-313307 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10067180 |
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