A core performance target for the English National Health Service (NHS) concerns waiting
times at Emergency Departments (EDs), with the aim of minimising long waits. We …

Background Triage system is a sorting system that categorizes patients on the basis of the
severity of their condition and the availability of the resources in the emergency department …

Psychiatric decision units have been developed in many countries internationally to address
the pressure on inpatient services and dissatisfactory, long waits people in mental health …

Background Waiting is an inevitable experience in all emergency departments (EDs). This
waiting time may negatively influence the patients and their relatives' satisfaction, healthcare …

Inequitable access to health services influences health outcomes. Some studies have found
patients of lower socio-economic status (SES) wait longer for surgery, but little data exist on …

Abstract Objectives Treatment escalation plans (TEPs) are vital in communicating a ceiling
of care. However, many patients still deteriorate and die without a pre-established ceiling of …

Background The interval from patient arrival to triage is arguably the most dangerous time a
patient spends in the emergency department (ED), as they are an unknown entity until …

Objectives ED care is required for acutely unwell and injured patients 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week. The aim of this study was to compare characteristics and activity of type 1 ED …

Emergency department's (ED) boarding (defined as ED waiting time greater than four hours)
has been linked to poor patient outcomes and health system performance. Yet, effective …

Background Reducing length of stay (LOS) is one of the urgent problems in healthcare
systems worldwide. Popular methods that are used to reduce LOS are the Lean and the 6 …