Impact of COVID-19 on accident and emergency attendances and emergency and planned hospital admissions in Scotland: an interrupted time-series analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: COVID-19 has had a profoundly disruptive impact on hospital-based care across National Health Service Scotland. This has likely led to an adverse effect on non-COVID-19-related illnesses, increasing the possibility of potentially avoidable morbidity and mortality. Further research is required to elucidate these impacts.
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Source: J R Soc Med AND (has... - October 3, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Mulholland RH, Wood R, Stagg HR, Fischbacher C, Villacampa J, Simpson CR, Vasileiou E, McCowan C, Stock SJ, Docherty AB, Ritchie LD, Agrawal U, Robertson C, Murray JL, MacKenzie F, Sheikh A Tags: J R Soc Med Source Type: research