What is the existing evidence base for adult medical same day emergency care in UK NHS hospitals? A scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Same day emergency care (SDEC) is a new model of care, which has emerged over the past 5 years, building on prior ambulatory care services. The National Health Service (NHS) England National Strategy for SDEC suggests SDEC can meet local health needs by providing alternatives to emergency department attendance or hospital admission, for people with an urgent healthcare need, beyond the limited scope of an urgent treatment centre. This review focuses on acute medical SDEC, as medical patients represent a significant proportion of emergency admissions. The planned scoping review aims to map the existing evidence base.

Methods and analysis

This is a protocol for a scoping review to be conducted in accordance with the format of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) method

SUBMITTER: Dean S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10551928 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature