Exploring the potential of geospatial mapping of emergency call data to improve ambulance services for older adults: a feasibility study in the south central region of England.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ambulance trusts across the UK serve vast and varied regions, impacting equitable healthcare access, especially for older patients facing urgent, non-life-threatening conditions. Detailed variation in demand and service provision across these regions remains unexplored but is crucial for shaping effective care policies and organisation. Geospatial mapping techniques have the potential to improve understanding of variation across a region, with benefits for service design.

Aim

To explore the feasibility of using geospatial techniques to map emergency 999 calls and outcomes for older adults within an academic-healthcare collaboration framework.

Methods

The study used administrative and clinical data for patients aged ≥65 who made urgent calls to a regional am

SUBMITTER: Fogg C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12035455 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature