Could the rise in mortality rates since 2015 be explained by changes in the number of delayed discha...
Could the rise in mortality rates since 2015 be explained by changes in the number of delayed discharges of NHS patients?
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England: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
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Background2015 saw the largest annual spike of mortality rates in England in almost 50 years. We examine whether these changes in mortality rates are associated with an indicator of poor functioning of health and social care: delay in hospital discharges.MethodsOffice for National Statistics monthly data of death counts and mortality rates for the...
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Could the rise in mortality rates since 2015 be explained by changes in the number of delayed discharges of NHS patients?
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5847097
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5847097
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0143-005X
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1470-2738
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10.1136/jech-2017-209403
