• Emerg Nurse · Mar 2013

    Improved patient pathways can prevent overcrowding.

    • Russell Emeny and Connolly Vincent.
    • NHS Interim Management and Support. russell.emeny@southwest.nhs.uk
    • Emerg Nurse. 2013 Mar 1;20(10):20-4.

    AbstractEmergency department (ED) crowding is a common problem throughout the western world. Not only does crowding create a miserable environment for patients, and to considerable stress and poor job satisfaction among staff, it can also lead EDs to breach the four-hour standard and other care quality indicators. In addition, crowding in EDs correlates with increases in patient mortality, rates of admission, lengths of inpatient stay and costs. This article argues that crowding is best tackled by the consistent application of eight principles, derived from various guidance, to emergency patient pathways, particularly those in acute settings.

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