Distribution of targeted educational materials to families after they attend emergency or urgent care services with a child under 5 years-old in a non-urgent situation, in order to reduce future repeat non-urgent attendances

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust & Imperial College London0 个研究点目标入组 3,932 人开始时间: 2017年10月11日最近更新: 2020年5月4日

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•1. Parent and carers of children aged under 5 years old that attend St Mary's Hospital paediatric emergency department (PED) with a non-urgent healthcare problem. To be defined as a non-urgent attendance, at that visit the patient must:
•1.1. Receive a triage score of 4 or 5 on the Manchester Triage System (this ranges from 1 (most severe) to 5 (least severe
•1.2. Not have been admitted to the hospital
•1.3. Not have received any medical tests (e.g. x-rays or blood tests)
•2. Parent and carers of children aged under 5 years old that attend Northwick Park urgent care centre (UCC) with a non-urgent healthcare problem. To be defined as a non-urgent attendance, at that visit the patient must:
•2.1. Be streamed into the UCC, not PED
•2.2. Not be triaged as ‘urgent’ at any point
•2.3. Not be referred to a paediatric or other specialist at any point

•Families will be excluded from the intervention if they meet any of the following criteria:
•1. They do not provide an address
•2. They provide a non-London postcode district as their address

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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust & Imperial College London