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Tag Archives: University of Leicester
Benefits of Low-Intensity Activity (Bazian / BMJ / BBC News)
Summary Evidence supports the common-sense view that any type of activity is beneficial for avoiding premature mortality. Conversely, long periods of inactivity and sitting are deleterious to health. Full Text Link Reference ‘Sit less, move more’ may be key advice … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Accelerometer-Measured Sedentary Time, Accelerometry, Accelerometry Measured Physical Activity, Ageing Population, Aging Research Center: Karolinska Institutet, All Intensities of Physical Activity, All-Cause Mortality, Avoidable Premature Mortality, Balance and Muscle Strength, Bazian, BBC Health News, BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University School of Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Causes of Premature Mortality, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health: Columbia University Medical Center, Chief Medical Officer: Professor Dame Sally Davies, College of Health and Human Services: San Diego State University, College of Life Sciences: University of Leicester, Columbia University Medical Center, Declining Muscle Mass and Bone Density, Department of Biostatistics: Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Chronic Diseases and Ageing: Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Department of Endocrinology Diabetes Nutrition and Weight Management: Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Medicine: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine: Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Primary Care and Population Health: University College London, Department of Sports Medicine: Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology: Boston University School of Medicine, Diabetes Research Centre: University of Leicester, Dose-Response Relationship of Physical Activity and Health, Dr Max Davie: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Early Deaths: Prevention, Exercise, Exercises for Strong Muscles and Bones, Exercises to Strengthen Muscles, Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Healthy Ageing, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care: University College London, Insufficient Physical Activity, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Light Physical Activity, Longevity, Low-Intensity Activity, Muscle Wastage, Muscle Weakness, Muscle-Strengthening, National Institute of Ageing, National Institute of Ageing (NIA), National Institutes of Health, Neuro-Epidemiology Section: National Institute of Ageing, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre: University of Leicester, Norway, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy: Karolinska University Hospital, Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology: Oslo University Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Physical Activity, Physical Activity and All-Cause Mortality, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Physical Activity and Occupation, Physical Activity Guidelines, Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults, Physical Activity Guidelines: For 19-64 Year Olds, Physical Activity Guidelines: For 5-18 Year Olds, Physical Activity Guidelines: For After Childbirth, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Disabled Adults, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Over-65s, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Pregnant Women, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Under-5s, Physical Exercise, Physical Inactivity, Population Health Research Institute: University of London, Premature Mortality, Preventing Premature Mortality, Professor Dame Sally Davies: the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England, Reducing Premature Mortality, Regular Physical Activity, Research Support Services: Oslo University Hospital, San Diego State University, Sedentary Behaviour, Sedentary Lifestyles, Sedentary Time, Sit Less and Move More (Adage), St George's: University of London, Sweden, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Tim Hollingsworth: Sport England, Total Physical Activity, UK Physical Activity Guidelines: 150 Minutes of Moderate Intensity Physical Activity Per Week, United States, University College London, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, University of Leicester, US Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee, USA, Vigorous Activity
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Qualitative Research Into the Acute Hospital Care Weekend Effect (BMC Health Services Research)
Summary While much recent research has cast doubt upon the validity of the “Weekend Effect” construct, the authors of this qualitative research focus instead on the perceptions of patients and hospital workers regarding the quality and safety of care at … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged 7 Day Services, Access to Urgent and Emergency Care, Accident and Emergency (A&E) Departments, Acute and Hospital Services, Acute Care, Acute Care and Quality, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Birmingham (UK), BMC Health Services Research, Care in General Hospitals, Care of Deteriorating Patients, Consultant Delivered Care, Consultant Input, Day-of-the-Week Effect, Delays in Clinical Decision-Making (Weekends), Department of Health Sciences: University of Leicester, Deteriorating Patients, Elevated Weekend Hospital Mortality, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Hospital Admission (EHA), Emergency Hospital Treatment, Emergency Medicine, General Hospital Care, High Intensity Specialist Led Acute Care (HiSLAC), High-Intensity Specialist-Led Acute Care (HiSLAC) Project, HiSLAC (High Intensity Specialist-Led Care) Study, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Discharge and Transfers, Hospital Mortality, Hospital Mortality Rates, Improving Patient Safety, Leicester (UK), Monday to Friday Culture, Monitoring and Responding to Deteriorating Patients, Mortality, Mortality Associated With After Hours and Weekend Admissions, Mortality at the Weekend, Mortality by Day of the Week, Mortality Rates, Mortality Statistics, Patient and Public Involvement (PPI), Patient Flows, Patient Safety, Patient Safety Improvement, Positive Deviance, Preventable Hospital Mortality, Qualitative Research, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Quality of Care at Weekend, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Reduced Continuity of Clinical Care (Weekends), Rescue and Stabilisation of Sick Patients, Resilience and Risk of Error (Weekends), Seven-Day Hospital Services, Seven-Day Working, Staffing Levels, Staffing Levels and Skill Mix, Thematic Analyses, Therapeutic Pathway Flow, University Hospitals Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, University of Leicester, Urgent and Emergency Care, Variations in Quality of Care, Weekend Effect, Weekend Hospitalisation and Additional Risk of Death, Weekend Mortality for Emergency Admissions, Weekend Specialist to Patient Ratio in Hospitals, Weekend Working
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The Hospital Frailty Risk Score: a Simpler Method of Screening for Frailty and Patients at Greater Risk (Lancet)
Summary The Hospital Frailty Risk Score is a risk score designed for the identification of older people at risk of harm or adverse outcomes in hospitals. It is based on standard diagnostic codes from the International Statistical Classification of Diseases … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Delirium, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Health Foundation, Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, NHS, Nuffield Trust, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Academic Geriatric Medicine: University of Southampton, Adults at Risk of Harm, Age and Ageing, Ageing and Long-Term Care, Ageing Population, Ageing Research, Amenable Mortality, Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Avoidable Mortality, Avoidable Premature Mortality, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, Cardiff University, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care of Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Charlson Comorbidity Index, College of Life Sciences: University of Leicester, Commissioning for Older People, Count-Based Multimorbidity Measures, Data Analytics Team: Health Foundation, Department of Business Intelligence: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Geriatric Medicine: Lyon Teaching Hospital, Department of Health Policy: London School of Economics, Department of Health Sciences: University of Leicester, Department of Public Health: Cardiff University, Diagnostic Codes, Electronic Care Record (ECR), Electronic Care Records, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Frailty, Frailty Status at Admission to Hospital, France, Fried and Rockwood Scales, Fried Phenotype, Hospital Frailty Risk Score, ICD-10 Codes, Identification of Frailty, Identification of Frailty (Routine Screening), Identifying People Living With Frailty, Identifying Vulnerable People, Improving Care for Frail Older People, Institute for Ageing: Newcastle University, International Classification of Diseases (ICD), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10), Lancet, London School of Economics, Lyon Teaching Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Morbidity and Wellbeing, Multimorbidity Measures, Newcastle University, Optimising Acute Frailty, Patient Targeting and Risk Stratification, Risk Assessment, Risk Evaluation, Risk Stratification, Rockwood Frailty Index, Screening For Frailty, Screening for Frailty (in Hospitals), Targeted Screening, Targeting Resources on Vulnerable Populations, University of Leicester, University of Southampton, Vulnerable Adults, World Health Organization's (WHO) International Classification of Diseases: Tenth Revision (ICD-10)
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Multi-Morbidity Re-Visited (BBC News / Academy of Medical Sciences / Health Foundation / JGCR)
Summary The Academy of Medical Sciences has produced a report on the unprecedented burden of “multi-morbidity”, i.e. the clustering of two or more physical and mental health conditions in the same patient. This is a summary of emerging evidence on … Continue reading →
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Tagged Academy of Medical Sciences, Academy of Medical Sciences: King's College London, Accountable Care Organisations (ACOs), Accountable Care Systems, Accountable Care Systems (ACSs), Ageing Population, Barriers to Joined-Up Care, BBC Health News, Burden of Multimorbidity, Caring for the Whole Person, Clustering of Conditions, Clustering of Mental and Physical Health Conditions, Co-Morbid Physical and Mental Health Conditions, Common Dementia Comorbidities, Comorbidity, Comorbidity and Dementia, Complex Care and Multimorbidity, Complex Comorbidities, Complexity, Definitions of Multimorbidity, Dementia and Comorbidity, Dementia Comorbidities, Demographic and Epidemiological Change, Depressive Mood Disorders, Determinants of Multimorbidity, Diabetes and Obesity, Digital Technologies in Management of Multimorbidity, Economic Burden of Multimorbidity, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Ethnicity as a Determinant of Multimorbidity, Faculty of Public Health and Policy: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Financial Cost of Multimorbidity, Gender (Sex) as a Determinant of Multimorbidity, General Practice and the Multiple Conditions Challenge, George Institute for Global Health (Australia), George Institute for Global Health (India), Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) Multimorbidity Resources, Harvard Medical School, Health Inequalities, Holistic Approaches, Holistic Assessments, Holistic Care, Holistic Care Assessments, Holistic Co-ordinated Care, Holistic Medical Reviews, Holistic Medical Reviews by GPs, Holistic Needs Assessment, Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA), Impact of Multimorbidity on Carers, Impact of Multimorbidity on Healthcare Costs, Impact of Multimorbidity on Healthcare Duplication and Waste, Impact of Multimorbidity on Healthcare Professionals, Impact of Multimorbidity on Patients, Imperial College London, Influence of Alcohol Consumption on Multimorbidity, Influence of Obesity on Multimorbidity, Influence of Physical Activity on Multimorbidity, Influence of Tobacco Consumption on Multimorbidity, Integrated Physical and Mental Health, Integration of Physical and Mental Health, Interaction between Physical and Mental Health, International Research Community on Multimorbidity, Joined-Up Care, Journal of Comorbidity;, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), King’s College London, King’s Global Health Institute, Management of Multimorbidity, Managing Comorbidity and Complexity, Managing Ongoing Physical and Mental Health Conditions, Mechanisms of Comorbidity of Mental Disorders With Other Non-Communicable Diseases, Multi-Morbidities, Multi-Morbidity, Multicondition, Multidisciplinary Holistic Assessments, Multimorbidities, Multimorbidities and Long-Term Conditions, Multimorbidity, Multimorbidity and Patterns of Services Delivered, Multimorbidity and the Cost of Healthcare, Multimorbidity Measures, Multimorbidity Prevalence (International Comparisons), Multimorbidity Prevalence by Age, Multimorbidity Versus Comorbidity, Multipathology, Multiple Comorbidities, Multiple Health Conditions, Multiple Health Conditions: Health Foundation (2018), Multiple Medications (Polypharmacy), National Innovation Centre for Ageing: Newcastle University, Needs of People With Multiple Health Conditions, Newcastle University, Newcastle University Institute for Ageing, Obesity, Optimising Medications for Older People With Multiple Comorbidities, Over-Medication, Overlapping Risk Factors, Patients With Polypharmacy Risks, Patterns of Multimorbidity, Pluripathology, Polymorbidity, Polypathology, Polypharmacy, Potentially Inappropriate Medications (PIM), Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing, Prevalence of Multimorbidity, Prevention of Multimorbidity, Principles For System-Wide Action on Comorbidities, Reducing Inappropriate Polypharmacy, Risk Factors, Socioeconomic Status as a Determinant of Multimorbidity, System-Wide Action on Comorbidities, Treatment of Multimorbidity, University College London (UCL), University of Dundee, University of Leicester, University of Liverpool, University of Oxford, University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa), Untreated Comorbidities, Whole Person Medicine, Whole System Patient Flows, Whole-Person Care
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Grounds for Cautious Optimism Regarding Two Drugs Re-Purposed for Neurodegenerative Diseases? (BBC News / MRC / NHS Choices / Brain)
Summary Animal research, involving mice, has indicated promising results for the potential of two re-purposed drugs in helping to slow or halt the progression of a number of neurodegenerative brain diseases, including dementia. “The best known drug of the pair … Continue reading →
Posted in Animal Studies, BBC News, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, National, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Parkinson's Disease, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Abnormal Prion Protein, Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), Alzheimer’s Research UK Drug Discovery Institute, Amyloid Beta, Amyloid Beta Protein, Amyloid Proteins, Amyloid-β (Aβ), Amyloid-β (Aβ) Accumulation, Autoimmune Attacks, Autoimmune Cell Defences, BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Brain (Journal), Centre for Analytical Bioscience: University of Nottingham, CJD, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Creuzfeldt Jacob Disease (CJD), Department of Clinical Neurosciences: University of Cambridge, Dibenzoylmethane, Dibenzoylmethane (DBM): Potential Anti-Cancer Drug, Disease-Modifying Therapies, Disease-Modifying Therapies for Dementia, Dr David Dexter: Parkinson's UK, Dr Doug Brown: Director of Research and Development at Alzheimer's Society, Drug Discovery Programmes, eIF2a-P-Mediated Translational Repression (Pathway of Neurodegeneration), Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Huntingtin Protein, Huntington’s Disease, α-Synuclein, α-Synuclein Aggregation, Lentivirally Mediated RNA Interference (RNAi), Medical Research Council (MRC), Medical Research Council (UK), Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit: University of Leicester, Medical Research Council’s (MRC) Toxicology Unit, Microscopic Worms, Misfolded Prion Protein (PrP), Misfolded Proteins, Motor Neurone Disease (MND), MRC Toxicology Unit: University of Leicester, MRC: Medical Research Council, Multiple Sclerosis, National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neuronal Loss, Neuroprotection, Parkinson's, Potential Repurposing of Drugs to Slow Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease, Prion Diseases, Prion Protein (PrP(C)), Prion-Infected Mice, Prof. Giovanna Mallucci, Professor Giovanna Mallucci: Associate Drector of UK Dementia Research Institute, Protein Misfolding, Rare Prion Diseases, Repurposing of Drugs, Synucleinopathy, Tau, Tau Protein, Tauopathy, Translational Research, Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies, Trazodone, Trazodone Hydrochloride (Antidepressant), UK Dementia Research Institute, UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI), Unfolded Protein Response (UPR), University of Cambridge, University of Leicester, University of Nottingham, Worms: C. elegans
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Further £816 Million Invested in NHS / NIHR Biomedical Research Centres (Department of Health)
Summary Extra funding for 20 NHS and university partnerships in England, organized through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), has been awarded for research into mental health, dementia and antimicrobial resistance. “Mental health research will see funding increase to … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Local Interest, Mental Health, National, NIHR, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Barts Health NHS Trust, Barts Health NHS Trust / Queen Mary University of London (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, Biomedical Research, Biomedical Research Centres (NIHR), Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust / University of Cambridge (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, Cancer Research in the UK, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust / University of Manchester (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, Dementia Research, Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Genomics, Genomics and Personalised Medicine, Genomics England, Genomics in the NHS, Genomics-Based Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust / University College London (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust / King’s College London (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, Imperial College Healthcare Trust, Imperial College Healthcare Trust / Imperial College London (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, Imperial College London, Infection and Infectious Diseases, Institute of Cancer Research, King’s College London, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust / University of Leeds (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, Mental Health and Illness, Mental Health Research, Mental Health Research Funding, Mental Health Research in NIHR, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust / University College London (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurodegenerative Research, Neurological Disorders, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust / Newcastle University (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, NIHR Biomedical Research Centres, NIHR Clinical Research Network, NIHR Mental Health Research, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust / University of Nottingham (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust / University of Oxford (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust / University of Oxford (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, Personalised Medicine, Professor Chris Whitty: Chief Scientific Adviser at Department of Health, Queen Mary University of London, Research and Development, Research and Innovation, Research Commitment, Research Culture, Research Mapping, Research Networks, Research Promotion, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust / Institute of Cancer Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP: Former Secretary of State for Health, Sharing Knowledge and Information, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience: University of Sheffield, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust / University of Sheffield (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust / King’s College London (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, Translational Neuroscience, Translational Research, University College London, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust / University College London (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust / University of Southampton (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust / University of Birmingham (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust / University of Bristol (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust / University of Leicester (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge, University of Leeds, University of Leicester, University of Manchester, University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, University of Sheffield, University of Southampton
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Hotly Debated Weekend Effect May Have Been A Statistical Mirage? (Journal of Health Services Research and Policy / BBC News / Lancet / BMJ)
Summary Research does not take place in a socio-political vacuum. The ongoing junior doctors’ dispute has supplied fertile ground for allegations of “spin” and politically-motivated distortion in the interpretation of the so-called “weekend effect”, and raises questions concerning the planned … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged 7 Day Services, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Patient Liaison Group, Access to Urgent and Emergency Care, Accident and Emergency (A&E) Departments, Accident and Emergency Admissions, Accident and Emergency Attendances, Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Administrative Coding Data, Ageing Population, Bandwagon Effect, BBC Health News, Birmingham (UK), BMJ, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Care in General Hospitals, Clinical Effectiveness and Evaluation Unit, Coding Error, Costs and Benefits of Seven-Day Services for Emergency Hospital Admissions, Culture Change in the NHS, Day-of-the-Week Effect, Debunking UK Government Suggestion That Seven Day Working in Hospitals Could Save 6000 Lives Per Year, Department of Health Sciences: University of York, Department of Health Services Research and Policy: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Disentangling Synchronicity and Political Axe-Grinding, Division of Health and Population Sciences: University of Warwick, Division of Health and Social Care Research: King's College London, Elevated Weekend Hospital Mortality, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Hospital Admission (EHA), Emergency Hospital Treatment, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Journal, English Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), Erroneous or Simplistic Misinterpretations of the Weekend Effect, Evidence Versus Mythology, Exeter, Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research: University College London, Gaming Public Opinion, Health Services and Delivery Research Programme, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, High Intensity Specialist Led Acute Care (HiSLAC), High-Intensity Specialist-Led Acute Care (HiSLAC) Project, HiSLAC Collaborative, HiSLAC Project, Hospital Accident and Emergency Departments, Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Hospital Mortality, Hospital Mortality Rates, Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios (HSMRs), Improving Coding, Improving Patient Safety, Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010, Institute of Applied Health Research: University of Birmingham, Institute of Clinical Sciences: University of Birmingham, Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, Juggernaut Bandwagon of Research Publications Tending to Maximise Ministerial Discomfiture, Junior Doctors: Contract Dispute of 2015/16, Junior Doctors: Contract Dispute of 2016, Kings College London, Lancet, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre: University of Manchester, Manchester Centre for Health Economics: University of Manchester, Manchester Study on Weekend Effect, Methodological Bias in Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios (Allegation), Monday to Friday Culture, Mortality, Mortality Associated With After Hours and Weekend Admissions, Mortality at the Weekend, Mortality by Day of the Week, Mortality Rates, Mortality Statistics, Mythology of the Times, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care: West Midlands, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences: University of Oxford, Outcomes of Weekend Versus Weekday Admissions for Strokes, Overnight Effect, Oxford Vascular Study, Oxford Vascular Study (OXVASC), Patient Safety, Patient Safety Improvement, Preventable Hospital Mortality, Primary Care Alternatives to Emergency Hospital Admissions, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Quality of Care at Weekend, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, RCP: Royal College of Physicians, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Royal College of Physicians, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, School of Health and Related Research: University of Sheffield, Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP), Seven Day NHS Pledge: Potential Problem of Missing the Point (Some Statisticians Now Claim Weekend Effect Does Not / Did Not Exist), Seven Day Working: Health Secretary’s Proposals, Seven-Day 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