The results of the study will be applicable and of interest to emergency physicians, paramedics, acute physicians, general practitioners and patients.
The steering group had input from clinical staff (including neurologists, emergency and acute physicians, general practitioners and specialist nurses), patient charities and commissioners.
Following the move to the ward-based clinical team, the staffing levels in the AAU did not change, but the ANPs, FY1 doctors and consultant acute physicians only had responsibility for patients on the AAU.
Finally, crucial information is often not transferred between acute care physicians and community physicians [1].
The information generated from this pilot led to the refinement of the tool to the extent that it satisfied the needs of acute care physicians, primary care physicians, and patients.
Whereas most other ultrasound subtypes were developed by other specialist groups and later modified for use by acute care physicians, thoracic ultrasound was created and studied primarily by physicians in intensive care units and emergency departments.
But the issues are more acute for physician-scientists, for several reasons.
Even when a diagnosis of NCSE can be made, treatment and its potential adverse events may present challenges to acute care/ED physicians.
Other challenges inherent to this study relate to acute-care physician preference and familiarity with one method for generating hospital summaries over the other, and community-care physician software incompatibilities.
Travel to countries where malaria is endemic is increasing, and most general practitioners and acute care physicians are involved either in pre-travel advice or in diagnosing and treating cases on their return.
