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Introducing a one-queue model to the paediatric emergency department
  1. Charles Greenbury1,
  2. Lalarukh Asim2,
  3. Hannah Baynes3,
  4. Rachael Claire Mitchell4
  1. 1 Paediatric Emergency Department, King's College Hospital, London, UK
  2. 2 Paediatric Emergency Medicine Department, King's College London, London, UK
  3. 3 Paediatric Department, King's College Hospital, London, UK
  4. 4 Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Lewisham, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Charles Greenbury, Paediatric Emergency Department, King's College Hospital, London SE5 9RS, UK; charles.greenbury{at}nhs.net

Abstract

Introduction of ‘One Queue’ to our paediatric emergency department (PED)—changing to a single-stream triage destination in PED to improve patient flow, clinician experience and team cohesion.

  • data collection
  • health services research
  • qualitative research
  • COVID-19

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  • Twitter @charliehorace, @drlasim

  • Contributors CG collected and collated the data for this article. The text was written by CG with drafts reviewed and critiqued by LA, HB and RCM.

  • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

  • Competing interests None declared.

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