Background Nurses leaving their jobs and the profession are an issue of international concern,
with supply-demand gaps for nurses reported to be widening. There is a large body of …

Background: Nurse turnover is an issue of concern in health care systems internationally.
Understanding which interventions are effective to reduce turnover rates is important to …

Background Primary care provision is important in the delivery of health care but many
countries face primary care workforce challenges. Increasing demand, enlarged workloads, and …

Background Older people who fall commonly present to the emergency ambulance service,
and approximately 40% are not conveyed to the emergency department (ED), despite an …

Background Physician associates [PAs] (also known as physician assistants) are new to the
NHS and there is little evidence concerning their contribution in general practice. Aim This …

Introduction: A high number of emergency (999) calls are made for older people who fall, with
many patients not subsequently conveyed to hospital. Ambulance crews do not generally …

Objective: To develop and evaluate “Treat and Refer” protocols for ambulance crews, allowing
them to leave patients at the scene with onward referral or self-care advice as appropriate…

Aim: To describe emergency ambulance crews’ views about (1) how they make decisions on
whether to convey patients to hospital; (2) an intervention enabling them to triage patients …

Background: Primary health care is changing as it responds to demographic shifts, technological
changes and fiscal constraints. This, and predicted pressures on medical and nursing …

Non-conveyance to EDs is high in this group, at close to 40% in London, 44 elsewhere in the
UK45, 46 and the USA. 43 In most cases (90%), patients who fall and are not conveyed to …