Association between continuity of care and attendance of post-discharge follow-up after psychiatric emergency presentation.

The number of accident and emergency (A&E) hospital attendances by young people aged 18 or under with a recorded diagnosis of a psychiatric condition more than tripled between 2010 and 2022. After discharge from the hospital, attendance at follow-up appointments in the community is critical to ensure the safety of young people and optimise the use of clinical resources. A retrospective cohort study was conducted to evaluate the association between follow-up attendance and the continuity of clinicians and clinical teams, using electronic clinical record data from East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT), between April 2019 and March 2022.

Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Home Care Workers: A Qualitative Study.

This qualitative study aimed to gain insight into the impact of COVID-19 on Home Care Workers (HCWs). During COVID-19 HCWs provided a lifeline for home care clients to support older people remaining living in their own homes. With a high-risk client base, HCWs were one of the few (Health and Social Care Professional) HSCPs to continue providing home-based care throughout COVID-19.

The simulated newsroom: A novel educational innovation to teach advocacy skills to resident physicians.

Need For Innovation: Advocacy is a key competency of Canadian residency education, yet physicians seldom engage with supraclinical advocacy efforts upon completion of training.

Objective Of Innovation: The objective was to equip participants with the knowledge and skills required to engage as physician-advocates in their communities using opinion writing as a tool.

Developmental Process: We used Kern's six-step framework to leverage a common medical training method, simulation, to teach journalistic skills related to advocacy in our novel "simulated newsroom.

The experiences of homecare workers in navigating the COVID-19 pandemic: a protocol for a qualitative study.

 Globally, there have been over 400 million confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including over 6 million deaths, reported to the World Health Organization. Older adults have been disproportionally affected by COVID-19 in terms of morbidity and mortality. Homecare workers continue to play a key role in supporting vulnerable people to live in their own homes.

Using metabolomic profiling to inform use of surrogate species in ecological risk assessment practices.

The U.S. EPA frequently uses avian or fish toxicity data to set protective standards for amphibians in ecological risk assessments.