Winter pressure in accident and emergency departments Contents
Contents
Early senior review of patients
Flow & delayed transfers of care
3 Maintaining patient flow this winter
Funding & staffing additional capacity
Supporting adult social care to maintain patient flow
Availability of adult social care
Cost of delayed transfers of care
Utilising primary care to reduce demand
Co-location of primary care with emergency departments
4 Further threats to the system
New workforce in urgent & emergency care
Performance management or improvement?
Demand driven by alcohol consumption
5 Targets in urgent and emergency care
Four-hour waiting time standard
Conclusions and recommendations
Annex: Visit to Luton & Bedford
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
31 October 2016