Emergency care in hospitals is as good at the weekend as on weekdays
BMJ 2022; 377 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o1304 (Published 17 June 2022) Cite this as: BMJ 2022;377:o1304
- Helen Saul, editor in chief1,
- Deniz Gursul, research dissemination manager1,
- Julian Bion, professor of intensive care medicine2
- Correspondence to H Saul NIHRAlerts{at}nihr.ac.uk
The study
Bion J, Aldridge C, Beet C, et al. Increasing specialist intensity at weekends to improve outcomes for patients undergoing emergency hospital admission: the HiSLAC two-phase mixed-methods study. HSDR 2021;9:13.
To read the full NIHR Alert, go to: https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/hospital-emergency-care-is-as-good-at-the-weekend-as-on-weekdays/
Footnotes
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