Call 10/1010: Unplanned hospital admissions

The focus of this call is research to prevent and reduce unplanned hospital admissions. The context is that of unscheduled care within health systems. Proposals are invited for primary research which examines the organisational behaviours, systems and relationships across boundaries required to prevent and reduce unplanned hospital admissions. We have identified four particular themes for research:

The regulation or control of health systems for control of unplanned admissions Commissioning for control of unplanned hospital admissions Acute care workload management Improvements in demand management that address increases in unplanned admissions

Deadline

The process of commissioning will be in two stages and applicants should submit outline proposals via the SDO website by 1pm on Thursday 16 September 2010. No late proposals will be considered. No paper-based only submissions will be considered.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their outline application in November 2010

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This call has now closed.

Call specific questions

Our frequently asked questions provide advice and guidance based on previous queries we have received. You may find this helpful in preparing your proposal.

Queries and problems

If you have a query, please contact the SDO Commissioning Team on: tel: 023 8059 5586 or email:sdofund@southampton.ac.uk 

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