Emergency Medicine at the Deep End

Addressing health inequalities in emergency care through advocacy, research, education and intervention

[Resuscitation Council UK @ResusCouncilUK]

People in deprived areas are:
- less likely to receive bystander CPR,
- less likely to access a defib,
- and less likely to survive cardiac arrest.

This isn’t chance, it’s inequality.

We’re committed to changing this, because where you live or what your background is should not determine your survival.

[Adam Boulton @AdamBoulton17]

Key output from my PhD fellowship has been published in Resuscitation

TLDR:
🚨 Prehospital critical care teams were less likely to attend cardiac arrest patients in more deprived neighbourhoods.
🚨 No association with neighbourhood ethnicity

🧵...

https://t.co/PZy1viA1lg

[Royal College of Emergency Medicine @RCollEM]

NEW #ISTV Podcast out today with Adrian Boyle and Saleyha Ahsan @‌Addenbrookes has halved the number of assaults they see every year in the ED through ‘information sharing to tackle violence’

Listen now

@‌UKHomeOffice @rcempresident @‌SaleyhaAhsan

https://t.co/4kkr0UYyHR

[RCEM Events @RCEMevents]

Want to dive deeper into 'EM at the Deep End' in Emergency Medicine? 🧠 Join us at the ACP Conference on 3–4 June in Leeds for expert sessions, practical insights, and peer discussion.

🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/r2YdAit4kj

#RCEMScotland #RCEMcpd

[Medics Against Violence @MAVscotland]

Great to see this in print and while this isn’t the end of the story it does show the impact that social support in the ED can make.

“All’s he ever done was kept his word to me. That’s all it took, was somebody actually keeping your word, believe in you.” Nav patient

[Emergency Medicine at the Deep End @EMAtTheDeepEnd]

The next meeting of @EMAtTheDeepEnd Friday 16th May 1.30pm on a theme of Alcohol and Drug-Related Harm in the ED

A great range of speakers, from clinical trials to the patient experience. If you or your team have work to share in this area, get in touch, one slot still available

[Royal College of Emergency Medicine @RCollEM]

📢 Spaces. Running. Out! Join us for an insightful free London event on how EDs can help reduce community violence.

Preventing serious violence using ED data 📅 11 March 2025 📍London 🔗 https://t.co/a06LVxjInN

[Bex Yates @Bex13Yates]

RCEM President Dr Adrian Boyle sharing his experiences of ISTV work in Cambridge @RCEMevents @RCollEM @RCEMpresident #ISTV

[Bex Yates @Bex13Yates]

Representing the south Kristy O’Brien talking about the Sheffield Navigator experience and those reachable teachable moments @NavigatorSheff1 @RCEMevents @RCollEM #ISTV

[Emergency Medicine at the Deep End @EMAtTheDeepEnd]

Some reflections from the recent @MAVscotland conference now up on the website.

Really important learning for emergency care, from prevention to the shop floor

https://t.co/teACZ9vq6q

[Emergency Medicine at the Deep End @EMAtTheDeepEnd]

The 4th meeting of @EMAtTheDeepEnd starts with a view from the @SimonCommScot, poorer health outcomes for refugee and migrants, poorer access to care, and a real need to support engagement from EDs to community services.

[Emergency Medicine at the Deep End @EMAtTheDeepEnd]

A week to go until the next meeting of @EMAtTheDeepEnd. Looking forward to hearing from a range of perspectives, and the usual robust discussion, on a key issue in emergency care.

[Emergency Medicine at the Deep End @EMAtTheDeepEnd]

We're pleased to share an invite to the next meeting of @EMAtTheDeepEnd - focussing on refugee and migrant health in the ED. We have a great range of speakers lined up, with a diversity of experience across emergency care.

Invites out soon to our mailing list, or DM for a link

[Ian Higginson @RCEMpresident]

Great to be back in Birmingham promoting #ISTV Really engaged audience who want to make our communities safer. https://t.co/XBbjpBaT4C
RCEM has produced some great, short guides

[Medics Against Violence @MAVscotland]

Great to have our friends from @EMAtTheDeepEnd at our conference and to hear from them about their movement to change hearts and minds. Every EM is at the deep end and we are proud to sit alongside you all

[Emergency Medicine at the Deep End @EMAtTheDeepEnd]

Dr Cath Aspden presenting at @MAVscotland conference. Mitigating and responding to the social determinants of health are core business in EM.

@EMAtTheDeepEnd normalising an interest, and working for meaningful intervention.

[Emergency Medicine at the Deep End @EMAtTheDeepEnd]

We're pleased to share an invite to the next meeting of @EMAtTheDeepEnd - focussing on refugee and migrant health in the ED. We have a great range of speakers lined up, with a diversity of experience across emergency care.

Invites out soon to our mailing list, or DM for a link

[Medics Against Violence @MAVscotland]

Don’t forget our conference on the 21st and 22nd Jan in Glasgow. We have some great speakers 👇🏻 @FrGregBoyle @HomeboyInd @ScotVRUHead @DrGoodalltweets @rymchenry @EMAtTheDeepEnd @NavigatorsScot @tomeberry Michael Murray

Online booking till 13th Jan

https://t.co/ExC7LnSHYx

[Carey Lunan @careylunan]

Great article by Pete Blackburn of @TheDrMagazine, sharing insights from inspiring ED colleagues who established the @EMAtTheDeepEnd movement. The importance of meaningful interventions and reachable moments in the ED to mitigate Inequality.
https://t.co/Pyo5Ce4UHH

@deependgp

[Emergency Medicine at the Deep End @EMAtTheDeepEnd]

With @TheDrMagazine, we've spoken about the impact of the social determinants of health in emergency care, and a path to positive change.

Not about fixing all the flaws of society, but recognising this is core to Emergency Medicine, and advocating for change.

[The Doctor Magazine @TheDrMagazine]

𝐈𝐧𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐨

@petermblackburn speaks to doctors from @EMAtTheDeepEnd who say meaningful interventions can help patients in emergency departments – tackling health inequalities + reducing pressure on hospitals.

https://t.co/L4GzE55mr8