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‘Difficult to celebrate slight improvements’ as patients face extended A&E waits
It is difficult to celebrate slight improvements as patients and staff bear the brunt of long waits says RCEM.
It is difficult to celebrate slight improvements as patients and staff bear the brunt of long waits says RCEM.
In January 2023, the Department for Health and NHS England published a delivery plan to recover emergency care services following the most challenging winter the NHS has ever faced
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New analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine reveals that there were almost 300 deaths a week associated with long A&E waits in 2023
This is the response from The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) following the release of new NHS Planning Guidance.
The SonoSchool Basic POCUS Course is a comprehensive introductory program designed for healthcare professionals to develop fundamental skills in Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS).
Overcrowding in hospitals and a lack of social care options are adding to ambulance delays, says The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM.)
RCEM National Quality Improvement Programme, Year One Interim Report
Whilst triage times have improved, mental and physical assessments must happen quicker to reduce the risk of absconding.
The College has issued the following statement regarding the situation in the Middle East.
The immense pressures permeating though the health care system this winter are still apparent with hospitals in England remaining ‘dangerously’ full.
Collaboration and support are required to reduce “distressingly” long waits in Welsh Emergency Departments.
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