Engagement with a youth violence intervention programme is associated with lower re-attendance after violent injury: A UK major trauma network observational study.

The hospital based Redthread Youth Violence Intervention Programme (YVIP) utilises experienced youth workers to support 11-24 year olds following an episode of violent injury, assault or exploitation who present to the Emergency Department (ED) at the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre (MTC), Nottingham, UK. The YVIP aims to promote personal change with the aim of reducing the incidence of further similar events. We conducted a retrospective, observational, cohort study to examine the association between engagement with the YVIP and re-attendance rates to the ED following a referral to Redthread.

A study of outcomes of patients treated at a UK major trauma centre for moderate or severe injuries one to three years after injury.

Objective: To assess return to work outcomes of major trauma patients treated at a level 1 UK major trauma centre and evaluate factors associated with improved outcomes.

Design: Cross-sectional cohort design.

Subjects: In total, 99 patients at one, two or three years post-discharge from a Major Trauma Centre with an injury severity score above 9, in full-time work or education prior to injury, aged 18-70 and discharged between April 2012 and June 2015.