Examining the effectiveness, feasibility and impact of an embedded rural emergency department Nurse Practitioner model of care

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Pain-Chest; Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases; Pain-Acute; Abdominal Pain; All Emergency Department Presentations (Level 3-5) as defined by the Australasian Triage Scale (ATS).; Fall-Unspecified; Injury-Limb; Nausea and Vomiting; Mental Health Disorder; Respiratory Disorder

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622001482752
• Lead Sponsor: Hunter New England Local Health District

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-11-25
• Last Update Posted: 12 December 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2227

Inclusion Criteria

1. People (> 18years); parents/carers of children (<18years) who have presented to EDs for emergency assessment/care 6 months post implementation.
2. Clinicians, local General Practitioners, Visiting Medical Officers, Locums responsible for delivering/supporting emergency care delivery within participating sites,
3. Health Service executives and managers responsible for overseeing/supporting the nurse practitioner model of care in study sites.

Exclusion Criteria

Non-English speaking participants if interpreter services are not accessible.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber of low acuity (triage category 3-5) presentations (episodes of care) requiring inter-hospital transfer to access emergency care.<br>Data extracted from participating Emergency Department site's service monthly reporting activity data[ Base-line activity data will be collected from each site for a period of 12 months prior to and 12 months post implementation of model of care]