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Worst April on record for 12hr A&E waits
Last month was the worst April on record when it came to the number of people forced to wait 12 hours or more in A&E and must be a catalyst for change
Last month was the worst April on record when it came to the number of people forced to wait 12 hours or more in A&E and must be a catalyst for change
A&Es in Scotland are under “constant strain” amid extended wait times and delays to patient discharge. This is the response from The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) as new Scottish National Party leader John Swinney lists the NHS as being among his “focus” points in power.
An annual competition giving all the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s (RCEM) members the opportunity to submit ideas for the next Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) topic has begun.
Last month, a team from RCEM made a visit Ghana as part of the DHSC/THET funded Global Health Workforce Programme in partnership with the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons and the West African College of Physicians, Nigeria.
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has described data which reveals that some elderly patients waited more than five days in A&E before being admitted as a ‘national shame’.
Work must be done to improve discharge speed in hospitals if “dire” ED waiting times in Northern Ireland are to improve
RCEM Wales – new statistics show patients are continuing to experience extremely long waits.
The current state of the health service is compounded with retention problems. This is evidenced in the third in a series of research reports commissioned by
Organisational culture in Emergency Medicine (EM) has emerged as a significant contributory factor to workplace behaviour and performance, including patient outcomes, and patient and staff experience.
Overcrowding and ambulance delays continue to pose “extreme challenges” for A&E staff and patients, says RCEM
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