How do people with dementia use the ambulance service? A retrospective study in England: the HOMEWARD project.
Sarah VossJanet BrandlingHazel TaylorSarah BlackMarina BuswellRichard ChestonSarah CullumTheresa FosterKim KirbyLarissa ProtheroSarah PurdyChris SolwayJonathan Richard BengerPublished in: BMJ open (2018)
Rates of hospital conveyance for older people may be related to comorbidities, frailty and complex needs, rather than dementia. Further research is needed to understand the way in which ambulance clinicians make conveyance decisions at scene.