Changes in weekend and weekday care quality of emergency medical admissions to 20 hospitals in England during implementation of the 7-day services national health policy.

Julian BionCassie AldridgeAlan J GirlingGavin RudgeJianxia SunCarolyn TarrantElizabeth SuttonJanet WillarsChris BeetAmunpreet BoyalPeter ReesChris RoseveareMark TempleSamuel Ian WatsonYen-Fu ChenMike ClancyLouise RowanJoanne LordRussell MannionTimothy P Hofer Richard J Lilford

Published in: BMJ quality & safety (2020)

Hospital care quality of emergency medical admissions is not worse at weekends and has improved during implementation of the 7-day services policy. Causal pathways for the weekend effect may extend into the prehospital setting.

Keyphrases

healthcare
emergency medical
quality improvement
primary care
mental health
public health
emergency department
cardiac arrest
pain management
electronic health record