| PROJECT TITLE |
PREHOSPITAL DIFFERENCES IN CARE BY ETHNICITY (PREDICT) |
| Funding body |
Unfunded |
| Team |
- Prof A N Siriwardena, CaHRU, University of Lincoln and East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Dr Zahid Asghar, CaHRU, University of Lincoln
- Viet-Hai Phung
|
| Team/consortium |
- University of Lincoln
- East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
|
| Overarching aim |
To explore how and why processes and outcomes of prehospital care for common emergencies attended by ambulance services vary by ethnicity |
| Objectives |
To investigate how processes and outcomes of prehospital care for common emergencies attended by ambulance staff vary by ethnicity and to conduct a systematic review of the barriers and facilitators for ethnic minority groups in accessing urgent and pre-hospital care |
| Methods |
Cross sectional design and systematic review |
| Outcomes |
To identify differences in prehospital ambulance care for people in minority ethnic groups and to explore why these might occur |
| Outputs |
Peer reviewed publications, conference presentations and guidance for ambulance services. |
| Impact |
The findings will be used to inform recommendations for ambulance services on measures to ensure equity of care. |
