http://blogs.bmj.com/emj/2012/08/01/ed-exhausted-doctors/ Analytical approach to the developments and changes in the field of Emergency Medicine Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.bmj.com/emj/2012/08/01/ed-exhausted-doctors/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Saleem Farook Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:58:00 +0000 http://blogs.bmj.com/emj/?p=95#comment-5 Well written and a frighteningly true account of the current state of many emergency departments. 
We also need to consider the impact on training and the future workforce. There are already big problems in recruiting to higher training in EM. All too often, I come across trainees who say they thoroughly enjoy their time in the ED –  but they choose to become GPs instead of EM – !t is not the busy nature of the work in ED that puts them off though – it is the lack of due consideration for the workforce and the inevitable impact it will have on their work life balance.   We all need to make our concerns heard for the sake of preserving the future of EM. The College seems to be waking up to this issue, but I sometimes can’t help thinking it may be too late already…

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