Compared to the ability to add extra lists to tackle the elective backlog, the ability to solve crowding through increased community & hospital capacity is:

🔸less straightforward to measure
🔸harder to guarantee outcomes from

That's where we can help.

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🗣️ Crowding has been a problem for close to 10 years now, and politically grasping the challenge of solving an ED problem when the solution lies outside the ED, is multi-agency and multifactorial has seemed difficult.

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#ResuscitateEmergencyCare

It's vital to see this level of transparency with emergency department performance data so the big issues around flow and admissions are not masked by minor illness or injury and non-admitted performance in multi-site trusts.

🔗 View the latest data:
www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/s...

⚠️This isn’t new, but it’s urgent. The NHS needs sustainable solutions such as CEMBooks that strengthen resilience, protect staff, and ensure safe care delivery through the toughest months.

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It doesn’t take much: a spike in respiratory illnesses such as COVID or flu can tip services over the edge. The impact on staff, patient flow, and care quality is then compounded by the ongoing lack of sufficient isolation and cohorting spaces.

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