Trauma and emergency care Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
The purpose of this study is to understand the impact of pre-hospital pre-alerts on patients, ambulance and Emergency Department staff and to identify principles of good practice, areas of uncertainty
Sponsors
University of Sheffield
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Interviews in WP2, 3 and 4: participants over 18 years old only Staff interviews in WP2 and WP3: ambulance clinicians from each of the three ambulance sites and with Emergency Department (ED) staff from six EDs, including senior clinicians, ED co-ordinators and other roles that are identified as being key to understanding pre-alerts Survey in WP2: any ambulance clinicians within the 10 Regional Ambulance Services Patient and carer interviews in WP4: patients and their carers who were pre-alerted on their journey to hospital
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients or staff who do not speak English 2. Patients or staff who are under 18 years old
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Clinician experience of undertaking pre-alerts explored using qualitative interviews (from ambulance service and ED perspectives) at a single timepoint 2. Patient and carer experience of being pre-alerted explored using qualitative interviews after experiencing a pre-alert Qualitative data analysed using framework analysis | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There are no secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed