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Association between elevated weekend mortality and the seven-day hospital services programme in England: A retrospective longitudinal study

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  • Underwood, Charlotte
  • Sutton, Matt
  • Meacock, Rachel

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Patients admitted to hospital at weekends experience higher mortality rates than those admitted during the week. The NHS in England has taken the lead internationally with attempts to tackle this issue. Four priority clinical standards for emergency care have been introduced with the aim of reducing the ‘weekend effect’. We investigate whether implementation of this policy has been associated with changes in the weekend effect.

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  • Underwood, Charlotte & Sutton, Matt & Meacock, Rachel, 2019. "Association between elevated weekend mortality and the seven-day hospital services programme in England: A retrospective longitudinal study," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 123(11), pages 1042-1048.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:123:y:2019:i:11:p:1042-1048
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.09.004
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    1. Rachel Meacock & Tim Doran & Matt Sutton, 2015. "What are the Costs and Benefits of Providing Comprehensive Seven‐day Services for Emergency Hospital Admissions?," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 24(8), pages 907-912, August.
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