Developing patient-centred, feasible alternative care for adult emergency department users with epilepsy: protocol for the mixed-methods observational 'Collaborate' project.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Emergency department (ED) visits for epilepsy are common, costly, often clinically unnecessary and typically lead to little benefit for epilepsy management. An 'Alternative Care Pathway' (ACP) for epilepsy, which diverts people with epilepsy (PWE) away from ED when '999' is called and leads to care elsewhere, might generate savings and facilitate improved ambulatory care. It is unknown though what features it should incorporate to make it acceptable to persons from this particularly vulnerable target population. It also needs to be National Health Service (NHS) feasible. This project seeks to identify the optimal ACP configuration.

Methods and analysis

Mixed-methods project comprising three-linked stages. In Stage 1, NHS bodies will be surveyed on ACPs they are

SUBMITTER: Noble AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6830638 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature