However shocking the tv expose on NHS A&E care was, it's nothing compared to the statement released by NHS
Everyone who works in A&E knows what was exposed is the devastating reality repeated up and down the country.
Key NHS national decision makers are either lying because of political pressure or even worse do not see the reality because of the disconnect from nhs board to the a&e floor
For things to change nhs leaders need to own the awful reality rather than gas light us all.
That the only way in the future, we can provide the care our patients deserve
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Yes, sepsis can be HARD to spot, especially in the early stages, but if the department is crowded it gets a whole lot harder. This gem of a paper builds on the leading cause of Coroners publishing PFD reports (Spoiler it is DELAY) https://t.co/ESh8Vn8M0C
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BREAKING: Ministers and NHS England have not sufficiently warned the public of the risk to patient harm risk posed by next week’s junior doctor’s strike, some of the NHS’s most senior trust chief executives have warned £
https://t.co/V5CIuRcQb1
I’ve been on-call for General Medicine & been in ED today. Between the surging Covid cases, multi-morbidity & failed discharges - I have felt largely useless in making any meaningful difference in flow.
I really feel for ED colleagues - an uphill battle every day. #NHSisBroken
Winter is a looming crisis; effective action must be taken before it’s too late, RCEM says
August performance data show:
- worst 4-hour performance (Type 1 ED) since records began - 66%
- worst performance for an August
- 4th highest number of 12-hour stays ever.
This…. 👇
A sustained threat to patient safety’: Hospitals across the country swamped by record numbers in A&E | The Independent https://t.co/WNyKAGvmJT
Best Hospitals 2021 - United Kingdom. Proud that the RVI is consistently in the UKs top 3 and worlds top 100. For a major city centre workhorse this is quite amazing. Most plaudits and rewards favour specialist institutions but we’ll take this one https://t.co/ezanABGgSw
So here’s a plea.
No more ‘standard’, ‘full’ & ‘enhanced’ PPE
PPE matches the route of transmission
- contact precautions
- droplet precautions
- airborne precautions
Use of this language would cut through a lot of confusion.
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“We have reached a new low. The risk is that this is ignored; ignoring the human stories behind the numbers. These figures should be a source of shame for politicians of all stripes.” @RCEMPresident on October’s figures & our #GeneralElection Manifesto: https://t.co/RlAmFeY6DH