It’s been a tough few months in UK Emergency Departments and has caused me recently to do a bit of thinking, as I knew I was losing a bit of my zeal and enthusiasm for our specialty. Yes, there’s the constant unrelenting pressure over targets and working under very trying circumstances with overcrowding and understaffing […]
Category: poitics
Choosing Well vs. Choosing Wisely
In the United Kingdom, the NHS and Manchester publish “Choose Well” – a guide for patients in need, to help them find the healthcare resources correct for them. The resources described include self-care, local general practitioner services, and advice regarding when to choose Urgent Care or Accident & Emergency services. In a system where resources […]
Lauren Waterman on the value of an ED doctor.
Social media allows the journal to communicate with our readership in a way that is more rapid than in print, or even on our online first pages. A good example is a letter received this week. Lauren Waterman asks us what the true value of an EM consultation is following suggestions that patients should be […]
Reasons to be cheerful 1.2.3 with Iain Beardsell
There are many reasons to be cheerful in emergency medicine…. The almost constant talk in the media of a “Crisis in A&E” (sic) has made me contemplate why I’m not always dreading work or considering other employment options. Daily news headlines are a constant reminder of the difficulties we face on a day to day […]