All Outputs (6)

Open access inequalities in birth before arrival at hospital in South West England: A multimethods study of neonatal hypothermia and emergency medical services call-handler advice (2024)
Journal Article
Goodwin, L., Kirby, K., Mcclelland, G., Beach, E., Bedson, A., Benger, J. R., …Voss, S. (2024). Open access inequalities in birth before arrival at hospital in South West England: A multimethods study of neonatal hypothermia and emergency medical services call-handler advice. BMJ Open, 14(4), Article e081106. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081106

Objectives To examine inequalities in birth before arrival (BBA) at hospitals in South West England, understand which groups are most likely to experience BBA and how this relates to hypothermia and outcomes (phase A). To investigate opportunities to... Read More about Open access inequalities in birth before arrival at hospital in South West England: A multimethods study of neonatal hypothermia and emergency medical services call-handler advice.

Paramedic utility in screening patients who present to Emergency Medical Services and who may benefit from an Advance Care Plan: A mixed methods study with explanatory sequential design (2024)
Journal Article
Kirby, K., Liddiard, C., Pocock, L., Black, S., Diaper, A., Goodwin, L., …Benger, J. (in press). Paramedic utility in screening patients who present to Emergency Medical Services and who may benefit from an Advance Care Plan: A mixed methods study with explanatory sequential design. Progress in Palliative Care, https://doi.org/10.1080/09699260.2024.2339077

We used a two phased mixed methods study with an explanatory sequential design to understand how frequently paramedics attend patients who, on paramedic assessment with the Gold Standards Framework Proactive Identification Guidance, are end-of-life a... Read More about Paramedic utility in screening patients who present to Emergency Medical Services and who may benefit from an Advance Care Plan: A mixed methods study with explanatory sequential design.

Which elements of hospital-based clinical decision support tools for the assessment and management of children with head injury can be adapted for use by paramedics in prehospital care? A systematic mapping review and narrative synthesis (2024)
Journal Article
Proctor, A., Lyttle, M., Billing, J., Shaw, P., Simpson, J., Voss, S., & Benger, J. R. (2024). Which elements of hospital-based clinical decision support tools for the assessment and management of children with head injury can be adapted for use by paramedics in prehospital care? A systematic mapping review and narrative synthesis. BMJ Open, 14(2), Article e078363. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078363

Objective Hospital-based clinical decision tools support clinician decision-making when a child presents to the emergency department with a head injury, particularly regarding CT scanning. However, there is no decision tool to support prehospital cli... Read More about Which elements of hospital-based clinical decision support tools for the assessment and management of children with head injury can be adapted for use by paramedics in prehospital care? A systematic mapping review and narrative synthesis.

Understanding paramedic work in general practice in the UK: A rapid realist synthesis (2024)
Journal Article
Stott, H., Goodenough, T., Jagosh, J., Gibson, A., Harris, N., Liddiard, C., …Voss, S. (2024). Understanding paramedic work in general practice in the UK: A rapid realist synthesis. BMC Primary Care, 25(1), Article 32. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02271-1

Background: General practice in the UK is under substantial pressure and practices are increasingly including paramedics as part of their workforce. Little is known about how different models of paramedic working may affect successful implementation... Read More about Understanding paramedic work in general practice in the UK: A rapid realist synthesis.

A qualitative investigation of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme in primary care (2024)
Journal Article
Jones, B., Anchors, Z., Voss, S., & Walsh, N. (in press). A qualitative investigation of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme in primary care. British Journal of General Practice, https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2023.0433

Background: The Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) aims to recruit 26,000 additional staff into general practice by 2024, intending to increase patient access to appointments. Despite the potential benefits of integrating ARRS practitioners... Read More about A qualitative investigation of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme in primary care.

Identifying patients at imminent risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest during the Emergency Medical call: The views of call-takers (2023)
Journal Article
Kirby, K., Voss, S., & Benger, J. (2023). Identifying patients at imminent risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest during the Emergency Medical call: The views of call-takers. Resuscitation Plus, 16, Article 100490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2023.100490

There is little research on the triage of patients who are not yet in cardiac arrest when the emergency call is initiated, but who deteriorate and suffer a cardiac arrest during the prehospital phase of care. The aim of this study was to investigate... Read More about Identifying patients at imminent risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest during the Emergency Medical call: The views of call-takers.