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Longwoods Review with commentary for Canada
PROJECT SCHEDULE: September 2002 to February 2004
PROJECT TEAM:
Prof. Matthew Cooke
Prof. Jeremy Dale
Dr. Joanne Fisher
Ms Eileen McLeod
Prof. Ala Szczepura
Mr Paul Walley
Claire Runaghan
Kathryn Childs
University of Warwick
Dr. Sue Wilson
University of Birmingham
Funding: NHS Service Delivery and Organisation R & D Programme
Project Summary:
This literature review is designed to evaluate evidence for interventions aimed at reducing any of the components that contribute to waiting times and/or reductions in attendance at Accident & Emergency (A&E) departments. Innovations that have demonstrated significant reductions in waiting times and/or reductions in attendance at A&E will form the basis of case studies which will be available to policy makers and health and social care providers to inform organisational change.
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Results have already been presented at several meetings including the 2004 International Conference of Emergency Medicine in Cairns
