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Older people and emergency bed use : exploring variation.

Author:

Imison, Candace, The King's Fund, Poteliakoff, Emmi, and Thompson, James

Publication date:

2012

Abstract:

This paper explores factors that might be driving the significant variation in use of hospital beds by patients over 65 admitted as an emergency. It considers the contribution made by patient-based (demand-side) factors, hospital (supply-side) factors, the availability of community services and resources, and broader system relationships (how care systems ...
Exploring the system-wide costs of falls in older people in Torbay.

Author:

Sonola, Lara, Buck, David, Tian, Yang, Thompson, James, and The King's Fund

Publication date:

2013

Abstract:

This paper uses Torbay's unique patient-level linked data set to explore the cost of the care pathway for older people admitted to hospital as a result of a fall by tracking their care costs in the 12 months before and after their fall. This is the first time, to our ...