Exploring variation in ambulance calls and conveyance rates for adults with diabetes mellitus who contact the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service: a retrospective database analysis
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Author
Watson, AoifeClubbs Coldron, Benjamin
Wingfield, Benjamin
Ruddell, Nigel
Clarke, Chris
Masterson, Siobhan
McConnell, Donna
Coates, Vivien
Keyword
Emergency Medical ServicesDiabetes Mellitus
Complications
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
999 Emergency
Journal title
British Paramedic Journal
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People with diabetes frequently contact the ambulance service about acute problems. Overall, treating diabetes and its associated complications costs the NHS 10% of the annual budget. Reducing unnecessary hospital admissions and ambulance attendances is a high priority policy for the NHS across the UK. This study aimed to determine the characteristics of emergency calls for people with diabetes who contact the ambulance service and are subsequently conveyed to hospital by the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS). Abstract published with permission.ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.29045/14784726.2021.12.6.3.15
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