Access to primary care and the route of emergency admission to hospital: retrospective analysis of national hospital administrative data

Conclusions
Among hospital inpatients admitted as an emergency, patients registered to more accessible general practices were more likely to have been admitted via a GP (vs an A and E department). This furthers evidence suggesting that access to general practice is related to use of emergency hospital services in England. The relative merits of the two admission routes remain unclear.

Source: BMJ Quality and Safety - May 18, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cowling, T. E., Harris, M., Watt, H., Soljak, M., Richards, E., Gunning, E., Bottle, A., Macinko, J., Majeed, A. Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research