Background Emergency department crowding is a major global healthcare issue. There is
much debate as to the causes of the phenomenon, leading to difficulties in developing …

Objectives To conduct a systematic review to identify studies that describe factors and
interventions at primary care practice level that impact on levels of utilisation of unscheduled …

Objective To assess whether continuity of care with a general practitioner is associated with
hospital admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions for older patients. Design Cross …

Background Inappropriate attendances may account for up to 40% of presentations at
accident and emergency (A&E) departments. There is considerable interest from health …

Background The pressures of patient demand on emergency departments (EDs) continue to
be reported worldwide, with an associated negative impact on ED crowding and waiting …

Restricted access to primary care can lead to avoidable, excessive use of expensive
emergency care. Since 2013, partly to alleviate overcrowding at the Accident & Emergency …

BackgroundAnti-stigma programmes should aim to increase disclosure to those who can
support someone with a mental health problem and appropriate professional help-seeking …

Objectives To describe how processes of primary care access influence decisions to seek
help at the emergency department (ED). Design Ethnographic case study combining non …

METHODS: ED visit and short hospitalization rates were investigated in 9.5 million children
aged< 15 years registered with English family practices between April 2011 and March 2012 …

Objective The aim of this review is to identify and understand the contexts that effect access
to high-quality primary care for socioeconomically disadvantaged older people in rural …