Articles tagged with: emergency medicine

Delivering an NHS fit for the future starts by addressing the emergency care crisis

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13 Dec 2023 Health

Delivering an NHS fit for the future starts by addressing the emergency care crisis

Finding long-term solutions to fix our emergency care departments will have to be on the immediate agenda for whoever is in power after the next General Election.

Hear from frontline clinicians on how to tackle the crisis facing emergency care

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21 Mar 2023 Health

Hear from frontline clinicians on how to tackle the crisis facing emergency care

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) is holding an Emergency Care Crisis Summit on Tuesday 28th March, 15.30-17.00 in the Attlee Room, House of Lords. The event will aim to build political support to tackle the crisis facing our emergency care system.

How we can deliver more beds for our NHS

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27 Sep 2022 Health

How we can deliver more beds for our NHS

The hospital bed remains a core component of acute care in the NHS, and the data suggest that the cuts to bed numbers in the past ten years have gone too far. Full hospitals lead to full emergency departments and delayed ambulance handovers.

World Patient Safety Day- Why the UK must do more to tackle medication errors

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24 Sep 2022 Health

World Patient Safety Day- Why the UK must do more to tackle medication errors

Every person will at some point in their life, take medications to prevent or treat illness. Medication is a fundamental part of our healthcare system, however, it has the potential to cause serious harm, sometimes even death if incorrectly stored, prescribed, dispensed, administered or if monitored insufficiently.

08 Jul 2021 Health

Emergency Departments Face Busiest June On Record As Medics Warn Of "Threat" To Patient Safety

Ministers are being warned of a "looming crisis" in accident and emergency as patient numbers hit highest levels since records began.

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03 Mar 2021 Health

Today's Budget fails to address the workforce crisis and funding shortages in Health and Social Care, RCEM says

Responding to the Chancellor's statement in the Commons outlining the Government's Budget, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:

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01 Mar 2021 Health

Health organisations urge UK Government to endorse UN Political Declaration protecting patients, medics and health facilities in war zones

UK Health organisations have written a letter to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Dominic Raab, urging the Foreign Secretary and the UK Government to ensure healthcare facilities, nursing and health workers, and their patients are protected in conflict torn countries.

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01 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

RCEM Winter Flow Project shows EDs returning to “unacceptable normal pressures”

Commenting on the latest weekly data on performance at 35 Emergency Departments in the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s Winter Flow Project, Dr Adrian Boyle, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:

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23 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Emergency Departments face continued pressures as 12 hr delays hit 50,000 in RCEM Winter Flow Project

Latest data from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s Winter Flow Project shows that in the second week of February 2,359 patients stayed in Emergency Departments for longer than 12 hours across 32 Trusts and Boards in the UK. This represents 4.30% of all attendances.

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22 Feb 2021 Health

NHS England expansion of mental health support welcome but workforce plan is essential, RCEM says

Responding to the NHS England announcement of further mental health support for staff after an incredibly difficult year, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:

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22 Feb 2021 Health

Death of former RCEM President Cliff Mann

It is with deep sorrow that the Royal College of Emergency Medicine announces the death of its former President, Dr Clifford Mann OBE.

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17 Feb 2021 Health

RCEM response to latest report from think tank Reform

Responding to the latest report from the think tank Reform, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:

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15 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

RCEM Emergency Department Winter Flow Project Report - 15 February 2021

The report shows that there were 55,718 attendances (up from 55,634 the previous week), average Four Hour Standard Performance was 73.66% (up from 71.64% the previous week) and the number of 12 hour waits was 2,553 (down from 2,609 the previous week).

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11 Feb 2021 Health

RCEM respond to English A&E performance figures for January 2021

Number of patients staying for over 12-hours in Emergency Departments reaches new record, as Government publishes reforms for Health and Social Care

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08 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

RCEM Emergency Department Winter Flow Project Report - 5 February 2021

The report shows that there were 54,104 attendances (up from 53,145 the previous week), average Four Hour Standard Performance was 70.59% (down from 70.85% the previous week) and the number of 12 hour waits was 2,197 (down from 2,428 the previous week).

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29 Jan 2021 Coronavirus

RCEM releases latest Emergency Department Winter Flow Report

The report shows that there were 52,983 attendances (up from 51,219 the previous week), average Four Hour Standard Performance was 70.47% (up from 70.20% the previous week) and the number of 12 hour waits was 2,493 (up from 2,470 the previous week).

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26 Jan 2021 Coronavirus

RCEM welcomes NHSE pledge to collect covid-19 vaccination ethnicity data

Dr Hodon Abdi, co-chair of RCEM's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, said:

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22 Jan 2021 Coronavirus

RCEM releases latest Emergency Department Winter Flow Report

The report shows that there were 50,966 attendances (down from 52,785 the previous week), average Four Hour Standard Performance was 70.03% (up from 69.57% the previous week) and the number of 12 hour waits was 2,550 (down from 2,935 the previous week).

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18 Jan 2021 Coronavirus

Performance sinks to new low despite drop in attendances

The latest data from RCEM Winter Flow Project 2020-21 reflects the scale of the challenge covid continues to present at Emergency Departments (EDs).

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14 Jan 2021 Coronavirus

Record number of patients spending 12 hours or more in A&E

The latest data published by NHS England shows that the number of patients waiting 12 hours or more before being admitted in December 2020 is the highest figure since records began. 3,745 patients were spending 12 hours or more in Emergency Departments. It marks an increase of 75% on last month, November 2020, and an increase of 60% on the same month last year, December 2019.

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12 Jan 2021 Coronavirus

RCEM Winter Flow data shows nearly 1 in 20 patients is waiting 12 hours or more to be admitted

The latest publication of data from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s 2020-21 Winter Flow Project shows that nearly 1 in 20 patients are waiting 12 hours or more to be admitted.

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03 Nov 2020 Health

Study shows action needed to protect Emergency Care clinicians from burnout

Commenting on ‘Need for recovery amongst emergency physicians in the UK and Ireland: a cross-sectional survey‘ published in the BMJ Open, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Adrian Boyle said:

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08 Oct 2020 Coronavirus

RCEM issues urgent warning as hospitals near capacity

Responding to publication of performance data for Emergency Departments in England in September 2020, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Henderson said:

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17 Sep 2020 Health

RCEM welcomes new A&E funding and 111 first pilots

Responding to today’s announcement from the Department of Health and Social Care, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Henderson said: