This systematic review aimed to measure the prevalence of inappropriate emergency
department (ED) use by adults and associated factors. The review included 31 articles …

Background In many countries emergency departments (EDs) are facing an increase in
demand for services, long‐waits and severe crowding. One response to mitigate …

That mortality in developed countries is affected more by relative than absolute living
standards is shown by three pieces of evidence. Firstly, mortality is related more closely to …

Rising expenditures spur health care organizations to organize their processes more
efficiently and effectively. Unfortunately, health care planning and control lags behind …

The literature in the area of access to health care is large, diverse, and complex. It includes
empirical work using both qualitative and quantitative methods (and a diversity of …

Objectives—To estimate the potential of general practice, minor injury units, walk in centres
and NHS Direct to reduce non-urgent demands on accident and emergency (A&E) …

Propósitos de contenção de gastos em saúde e exigências de mudanças no perfil
epidemiológico, impulsionaram durante a década de 90 reformas organizacionais dos …

Many Western countries are seeking an organizational model for after-hours primary care
that is safe, efficient, and satisfactory for patients and health care professionals. Around the …

Objectives: Access block refers to the delay caused for patients in gaining access to in-
patient beds after being admitted. It is almost always associated with emergency department …

Background Primary care focused unscheduled care centres (UCC) co-located with major
EDs have been proposed as a solution to the rise in ED attendances. They aim to reduce the …