Abstract
The rise in emergency medical admissions in winter in the NHS hospitals in the United Kingdom has been recognized to reflect respiratory and cardiovascular illness. In our study we looked at the contribution of respiratory disease to the winter pressures in our district. Respiratory disease related emergency admissions increased twofold in the winter months, with obvious implications for workload. An evidence-based National Service Framework for respiratory disease would be useful.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 312-313 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of Public Health Medicine |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Emergency
- Hospital admissions
- Respiratory
- Winter pressures
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