A mixed methods study of the impact of consultant overnight working in an English Emergency Department.

Marion L PennThomas MonksCatherine PopeMike Clancy

Published in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2018)

Our single-site study was unable to demonstrate a clinically important impact of consultant night working on total time patients spend in the department. Our analysis suggests there may be more potential to reduce total time in department during the day, at our study site. Negative impacts on well-being, and likely resistance to consultant night working should not be ignored. Further studies of night working are recommended to substantiate our results.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
sleep quality
prognostic factors
depressive symptoms
risk assessment
data analysis