Consequences of the emergency response to COVID-19: a whole health care system review in a single city in the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom included large scale changes to healthcare delivery, without fully understanding the potential for unexpected effects caused by these changes. The aim was "to ascertain the characteristics of patients, uncertainty over diagnosis, or features of the emergency response to the pandemic that could be modified to mitigate against future excess deaths".

Methods

Review of the entire pathway of care of patients whose death was registered in Salford during the 8 week period of the first wave (primary care, secondary care, 111 and 999 calls) in order to create a single record of healthcare prior to death. An expert panel judged avoidability of death against the National Mortality Case Record Review Programme scale.

SUBMITTER: Tankel JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8087897 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature