A discussion of the British Society of Gastroenterology survey of emergency gastroenterology workload
| Autor: | Stephen Hughes, J Smithson, P Gyawali, I Barrison, ME Denyer, D Suri, I Gilmore, N Thompson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Grande bretagne
Emergency Medical Services Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Gastrointestinal bleeding Service provision Workload Endoscopy Gastrointestinal Professional Competence Surveys and Questionnaires Medical Staff Hospital medicine Humans Letters to the Editor Societies Medical Royaume uni Retrospective Studies Response rate (survey) business.industry Gastroenterology General Medicine medicine.disease England General practice Trained nurse Medical emergency Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Medicine. 7:585-588 |
| ISSN: | 1473-4893 1470-2118 |
| Popis: | An electronic survey of 188 acute NHS hospitals was carried out to assess the provision of out-of-hours services for gastrointestinal emergencies in England. The response rate was 167/188 (89%) for the main questionnaire and 157/188 (84%) for a supplementary questionnaire. The survey revealed that the majority of gastroenterologists (135/157, 86%) participate in acute general medicine. A rota for out-of-hours endoscopy was in place in only 82/167 (49%) of hospitals. Trained nurse endoscopy assistance was available in 51/82 (62%) of those hospitals with a formal rota. Two thirds of gastroenterologists were telephoned up to five times each month for advice when not on call; 64% felt their emergency endoscopy service provision was unsatisfactory and 38% thought it was unsafe. This paper concludes that there is serious under provision of services for patients presenting with gastrointestinal emergencies in England. |
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