Equity in the provision of helicopter emergency medical services in the United Kingdom: a geospatial analysis using indices of multiple deprivation
McHenry, Ryan D Leech, Caroline Barnard, Ed B G Corfield, Alasdair R
McHenry, Ryan D
Leech, Caroline
Barnard, Ed B G
Corfield, Alasdair R
Abstract
Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in the United Kingdom (UK) are provided in a mixed funding model, with the majority of services funded by charities alongside a small number of government-funded operations. More socially-deprived communities are known to have greater need for critical care, such as that provided by HEMS in the UK. Equity of access is an important pillar of medical care, describing how resource should be allocated on the basis of need; a concept that is particularly relevant to resource-intensive services such as HEMS.
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Date
2024-08-20
Type
Article
Subject
Emergency medicine, Health services. Management
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Citation
Ryan D. McHenry, Caroline Leech, Ed B. G. Barnard & Alasdair R. Corfield Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine volume
Journal / Source Title
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
DOI
10.1186/s13049-024-01248-4
PMID
39164775
Publisher
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Publisher’s URL
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-024-01248-4