Centre for Urgent and Emergency Care Research
The Centre for Urgent and Emergency Care Research (CURE) aims to improve the quality of urgent and emergency care through rigorous objective independent research.

Background
Sheffield is a leading national and international centre for urgent and emergency care research. CURE is a research group based in the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR). We are linked with the Emergency Department of the Northern General Hospital Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust, Yorkshire Ambulance Service and a number of other organisations.
CURE researchers undertake health service research into the organisation and delivery of urgent and emergency care, and work with the Clinical Trials Unit and Section of Health Economics and Decision Science to undertake health technology assessment relevant to urgent and emergency care.
Main areas of research interest
We have studied a wide range of issues in urgent and emergency care, including:
- Performance indicators and measures of quality of care, such as response times, waiting times and risk-adjusted mortality rates
- Methods for managing demand for urgent care, such as NHS Direct, NHS 111 and reducing avoidable admissions
- Delivery of specialist emergency care, such as primary angioplasty, major trauma centres and neurosurgical care for traumatic brain injury
- The urgent care workforce, including nurse practitioners and paramedic practitioners
Our projects and impact
Public and Patient Involvement
CURE staff
- Suzanne Ablard
- Professor Chris Burton
- Marc Chattle
- Jo Coster
- Rikki Crawley
- Simone Croft
- Susan Croft
- Annabel Crum
- Jon Dickson
- Gordon Fuller
- Professor Steve Goodacre
- Rosemarie Gough
- Madina Hasan
- Joanne Hinde
- Maxine Kuczawski
- Professor Fiona Lecky
- Dr Carl Marincowitz
- Professor Sue Mason
- Jamie Miles
- Colin O'Keeffe
- Fiona Sampson
- Tony Stone
- Dr Matthew Wilson
News about CURE
CURE Newsletter - December 2022
CURE Newsletter - November 2020