Failing hospitals will be revealed in league tables, the health secretary will tell health leaders at a conference in Liverpool.
Dr Adrian Boyle, president of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, tells #R4Today the move could 'demoralise staff'.
Excess waits in UK EDs cause as many deaths as one of these crashing EVERY WEEK.
If this was the aviation industry there would be riots, but because it's health care.....
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🗞August 2024 #Bulletin, is out now🗞
@SCTSUK is making a conscious effort to be more #sustainable
This edition was printed and posted to those eligible #SCTSmembers who had requested a hard copy. For others, a digital version is available to view online.
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Pleased to introduce the official logo for the London Aortic Dissection Symposium. With 55 countries, this is set to be a truly global gathering.
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There's been a bit of recent interest in long Emergency Department stays and risk of mortality. NHSE and DHSC have been trying to reduce the problems in Emergency Department with their Recovery Plan and the recently released Planning Guidance. So how's it going? a 🧵
Recognising fallibility is one of first steps in embracing human factors to improve safety & teamwork and reduce error
E.g. working for long periods slowly reduces analysis & decision making
In our new Bailey & Love's specialty book, a HF chapter precedes all operative surgery
@docib 100% True. But never forget the pleasure of walking into the hospital every day to work with amazing clever funny talented people who are on your team. The burdens are heavy, but I am still energised walking into the building, day or night.
7️⃣ We are not a substitute for ‘my GP doesn’t take my problem seriously’ (which, by the way we don’t believe).
8️⃣We cannot get your out patient appointment brought forward.
9️⃣ Shouting at us doesn’t make us want to help you
5️⃣ Clinicians in A&E are specialists, but in the management of emergencies. We are no good at rashes, chronic illness and other medical problems that have been going on for more than a few days.
6️⃣ We are not a substitute for ‘I don’t have a GP’
I don't know who has to hear this but feeling for a pulse is not necessary during CPR interruptions if several monitoring waveforms from well-functioning devices (art line/CVP/pulse ox/Swan/ETCO2) are compatible with cardiac arrest. The same holds true if waveforms suggest ROSC*