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The article states "Torbay has the lowest rate of emergency
admissions in south west England: even after a harsh winter these were 3%
below contracted levels".
How much lower is the emergency hospital admission rate?
A table of emergency hospital admission rates across the UK with a column
for cost per patient would be far more useful.
The fact that help from social services reduces emergency admissions
is not new.
Integrated healthcare has been universal practice in psychiatry for
more than 10 years. I find it rather amusing that the evidence to justify
the roll out of this innovation quotes American evidence. Heaven forbid
that General Medicine could be following the lead of Mental Health
services.
No reference to actual admission rate
The article states "Torbay has the lowest rate of emergency
admissions in south west England: even after a harsh winter these were 3%
below contracted levels".
How much lower is the emergency hospital admission rate?
A table of emergency hospital admission rates across the UK with a column
for cost per patient would be far more useful.
The fact that help from social services reduces emergency admissions
is not new.
Competing interests: No competing interests