Young people in distress who are treated by paramedics or A&E staff are not being recorded in England’s health statistics
Thousands of patients are being omitted from official health statistics because they are not seen by hospitals or GPs, according to a groundbreaking study of ambulance data in England.
More than a third of people who made calls attended by Yorkshire ambulance service (YAS) last year – 288,000 of about 800,000 – did not go to hospital. Many of these patients had mental health issues.
Continue reading…Young people in distress who are treated by paramedics or A&E staff are not being recorded in England’s health statisticsThousands of patients are being omitted from official health statistics because they are not seen by hospitals or GPs, according to a groundbreaking study of ambulance data in England.More than a third of people who made calls attended by Yorkshire ambulance service (YAS) last year – 288,000 of about 800,000 – did not go to hospital. Many of these patients had mental health issues. Continue reading…