Emergency department workforce models: what the literature can tell us

Callander, Emily J., and Schofield, Deborah J. (2011) Emergency department workforce models: what the literature can tell us. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 23 (1). pp. 84-94.

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Abstract

The present study looks at what the literature can tell us about examples of innovative ED staffing. Numerous medical databases, journals specific to emergency care, and key government agency sites were searched to obtain Australian and relevant international literature between 1995 and the present. Studies which discussed appropriate staffing arrangements in the EDs were assessed with preference given to those which gathered evidence about the staff mix. There is little literature available which looks at the entire staffing profile of an ED and assesses its effectiveness. The few papers that do exist conclude that senior staffing, matching peak staffing levels with peak patient demand, having appropriately skilled staff mixes and designing the staff profile based upon individual hospital needs produces the most effective outcomes. Although there are some lessons to be learnt from the success of the staffing of various teams, and the introduction of new roles in the EDs, there are still significant gaps within the literature. There is a need for assessment of the effectiveness of various ED-wide staffing profiles (rather than just individual teams within an ED).

Item ID: 41397
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1742-6723
Keywords: emergency department; skills; staffing; workforce
Date Deposited: 24 Nov 2015 03:55
FoR Codes: 14 ECONOMICS > 1402 Applied Economics > 140208 Health Economics @ 100%
SEO Codes: 91 ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK > 9102 Microeconomics > 910209 Preference, Behaviour and Welfare @ 50%
92 HEALTH > 9204 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) > 920408 Health Status (e.g. Indicators of Well-Being) @ 50%
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