Perspectives on the underlying drivers of urgent and emergency care reconfiguration in Ireland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is an increasing tendency to reconfigure acute hospital care towards a more centralised and specialised model, particularly for complex care conditions. Although centralisation is presented as "evidence-based", the relevant studies are often challenged by groups which hold perspectives and values beyond those implicit in the literature. This study investigated stakeholder perspectives on the rationale for the reconfiguration of urgent and emergency care in Ireland. Specifically, it considered the hypothesis that individuals from different stakeholder groups would endorse different positions in relation to the motivation for, and goals of, reconfiguration.

Methods

Documentary analysis of policy documents was used to identify official justifications for change

SUBMITTER: Droog E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6032929 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature