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Study Data from NIHR Report : The role of physician associates in secondary care: the PA-SCER mixed-methods study

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Devan Sinha
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Dear Department of Health and Social Care,

This FOI request is regarding the DHSC's National Institute for Health and Care Research Report:
The role of physician associates in secondary care: the PA-SCER mixed-methods study.

Published by NIHR
Heath Services and Delivery Research
VOLUME 7 ISSUE 19 May 2019
ISSN 2050-4349
DOI 10.3310/hsdr07190

On this basis the information requested is as follows:

1. The number of patient re-attendances at the same ED within 28 days after being seen by a PA (physician associate); as per specified study method in Chapter 2 Pages 12-13 section on Sample Size - Minimum clinically important difference. (Omitted from results in Chapter 10 and Table 17.)

2. The number of patient re-attendances at the same ED within 28 days after being seen by FY2 Doctors; as per specified study method in Chapter 2 Pages 12-13 section on Sample Size - Minimum clinically important difference. (Omitted from results in Chapter 10 and Table 17.)

3. Reason the above data was unreleased.
(Despite the study being designed and powered to only detect a significant result at 28 day).

4. Any correspondence or meeting minutes between study authors or within NIHR regarding changing the primary outcome measure from 28 day.

5. Any correspondence or meeting minutes between study authors or within NIHR regarding "28 day" or "7 day" or "primary outcome" or "significant result" in the context of this study.

Yours faithfully,

Dr Devan Sinha

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to your FOI request (our ref: FOI-1548468).

Yours sincerely, 

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