Chris Moulton VP of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and Ellen Weber discuss the weekend effect. This is well worth a listen to get behind the headlines and politics of a controversial meme in healthcare. What is it? Is there an effect and what can we do about it? Click on this link to […]
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UK emergency department performance: Failure or Success.
Recent figures suggest that UK emergency systems are failing to meet the 4-hour standard (aka the 4 hour target). At first glance this is true the data shows that 88.7% of patients are seen and discharged/admitted within 4 hours as compared to the target (I’m going to stick with target) of 95%. This has been […]
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 […]