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Gavin RudgeUniversity of Birmingham Verified email at bham.ac.uk Cited by 1330 |
Large scale organisational intervention to improve patient safety in four UK hospitals: mixed method evaluation
A Benning, M Ghaleb, A Suokas, M Dixon-Woods… - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
Objectives To conduct an independent evaluation of the first phase of the Health
Foundation's Safer Patients Initiative (SPI), and to identify the net additional effect of SPI and …
Foundation's Safer Patients Initiative (SPI), and to identify the net additional effect of SPI and …
Evidence of methodological bias in hospital standardised mortality ratios: retrospective database study of English hospitals
Objective To assess the validity of case mix adjustment methods used to derive
standardised mortality ratios for hospitals, by examining the consistency of relations …
standardised mortality ratios for hospitals, by examining the consistency of relations …
Multiple component patient safety intervention in English hospitals: controlled evaluation of second phase
A Benning, M Dixon-Woods, U Nwulu, M Ghaleb… - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
Objective To independently evaluate the impact of the second phase of the Health
Foundation's Safer Patients Initiative (SPI2) on a range of patient safety measures. Design A …
Foundation's Safer Patients Initiative (SPI2) on a range of patient safety measures. Design A …
[HTML][HTML] Weekend admission to hospital has a higher risk of death in the elective setting than in the emergency setting: a retrospective database study of national …
MA Mohammed, KS Sidhu, G Rudge… - BMC health services …, 2012 - Springer
Background Although acute hospitals offer a twenty-four hour seven day a week service
levels of staffing are lower over the weekends and some health care processes may be less …
levels of staffing are lower over the weekends and some health care processes may be less …
[HTML][HTML] Weekend specialist intensity and admission mortality in acute hospital trusts in England: a cross-sectional study
Background Increased mortality rates associated with weekend hospital admission (the so-
called weekend effect) have been attributed to suboptimum staffing levels of specialist …
called weekend effect) have been attributed to suboptimum staffing levels of specialist …
[HTML][HTML] 30-day morbidity and mortality of bariatric surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multinational cohort study of 7704 patients from 42 countries
Background There are data on the safety of cancer surgery and the efficacy of preventive
strategies on the prevention of postoperative symptomatic COVID-19 in these patients. But …
strategies on the prevention of postoperative symptomatic COVID-19 in these patients. But …
[HTML][HTML] Do the UK government's new Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) scores adequately measure primary care performance? A cross-sectional survey of …
Background General practitioners' remuneration is now linked directly to the scores attained
in the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF). The success of this approach depends in …
in the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF). The success of this approach depends in …
[HTML][HTML] The combined influence of distance and neighbourhood deprivation on emergency department attendance in a large English population: a retrospective …
The frequency of visits to Emergency Departments (ED) varies greatly between populations.
This may reflect variation in patient behaviour, need, accessibility, and service configuration …
This may reflect variation in patient behaviour, need, accessibility, and service configuration …
[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of the burden of, access to services for and perceptions of patients with overweight and obesity, in humanitarian crisis settings
T Shortland, M McGranahan, D Stewart, O Oyebode… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Excess body weight causes 4 million deaths annually across the world. The
number of people affected by humanitarian crises stands at a record high level with 1 in 95 …
number of people affected by humanitarian crises stands at a record high level with 1 in 95 …
Sicker patients account for the weekend mortality effect among adult emergency admissions to a large hospital trust
J Sun, AJ Girling, C Aldridge, F Evison… - BMJ quality & …, 2019 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Objective To determine whether the higher weekend admission mortality risk is attributable
to increased severity of illness. Design Retrospective analysis of 4 years weekend and …
to increased severity of illness. Design Retrospective analysis of 4 years weekend and …