Ambulatory Emergency Care

This report from the Health Foundation and Nuffield Trust explores patterns of emergency admissions across England for people with ambulatory care sensitive conditions.

Aggregate rates of emergency admissions for ACS conditions are commonly used to measure how well the health system is preventing unplanned hospital use.

See also:
NHS Institute’s Ambulatory Emergency Care
The King’s Fund briefing  Emergency hospital admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions
Case studies: Developing a New Model of Emergency Care - The Middlesbrough Experience
Ambulatory Emergency Care – The Logical Way to Go
A Flexible Approach to Ambulatory Care at Pennine Acute Hospitals
Treating Emergency Patients in a Day - The Weston Experience tithe potential for reductions
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