Factors influencing streaming to General Practitioners in emergency departments: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency Department attendance is increasing internationally, of which a significant proportion could be managed in general practice. In England, policies backed by substantial capital funding require such patients attending Emergency Departments be directed or 'streamed' to General Practitioners working in or parallel to Emergency Departments. However, evidence for streaming is limited and the processes of streaming patients attending Emergency Departments to General Practitioners lacks exploration.

Objectives

This paper explores streaming to General Practitioners in and alongside Emergency Departments at ten sites across England. It highlights positive streaming practice, as well as issues that may contribute to poor streaming practice, in order to inform futur

SUBMITTER: Anderson H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8299545 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature