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The first report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Emergency Care has revealed the scale of corridor care in England, and the harrowing impact it has on patients.
The report, built on research compiled by RCEM through data, surveys and patient testimony, is here: rcem.ac.uk/press-rel...
The report, built on research compiled by RCEM through data, surveys and patient testimony, is here: rcem.ac.uk/press-rel...
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The first report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Emergency Care has revealed the scale of corridor care in England, and the harrowing impact it has on patients.
The report, built on research compiled by RCEM through data, surveys and patient testimony, is here: rcem.ac.uk/press-rel...
The report, built on research compiled by RCEM through data, surveys and patient testimony, is here: rcem.ac.uk/press-rel...
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My latest newsletter with all the analysis from a historic Caerphilly byelection
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/plaid-smas...
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/plaid-smas...
Plaid smash Reform to win in Caerphilly
These are the key takeaways from a massive night in Welsh politics
willhaywardwales.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:29 AM
My latest newsletter with all the analysis from a historic Caerphilly byelection
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/plaid-smas...
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/plaid-smas...
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We won!!!!!!
Definite crowd pleaser! Think is was the dinos in the rear view mirror and the working headlights that did it!
Definite crowd pleaser! Think is was the dinos in the rear view mirror and the working headlights that did it!
September 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
We won!!!!!!
Definite crowd pleaser! Think is was the dinos in the rear view mirror and the working headlights that did it!
Definite crowd pleaser! Think is was the dinos in the rear view mirror and the working headlights that did it!
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Was sent this article by @iwashyna.bsky.social by a trainee colleague after we diagnosed acute dying
I’d read it before, but the quote in the concluding paragraph still stuns
“A dying person needs to die like an exhausted person needs to sleep”
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7640621/
I’d read it before, but the quote in the concluding paragraph still stuns
“A dying person needs to die like an exhausted person needs to sleep”
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7640621/
April 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Was sent this article by @iwashyna.bsky.social by a trainee colleague after we diagnosed acute dying
I’d read it before, but the quote in the concluding paragraph still stuns
“A dying person needs to die like an exhausted person needs to sleep”
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7640621/
I’d read it before, but the quote in the concluding paragraph still stuns
“A dying person needs to die like an exhausted person needs to sleep”
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7640621/
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We're looking for surgical candidates & nurses/paramedics/CCPs as Trauma Support Practitioners for the ETC at Ysbyty Gwynedd 🏴
Dates: 13/14/15 May
TSP: £200
Candidate: £850
Course Dinner included
International faculty inc. Netherlands, Ireland & Spain
Book at: europeantraumacourse.cymru
Dates: 13/14/15 May
TSP: £200
Candidate: £850
Course Dinner included
International faculty inc. Netherlands, Ireland & Spain
Book at: europeantraumacourse.cymru
europeantraumacourse.cymru
February 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
We're looking for surgical candidates & nurses/paramedics/CCPs as Trauma Support Practitioners for the ETC at Ysbyty Gwynedd 🏴
Dates: 13/14/15 May
TSP: £200
Candidate: £850
Course Dinner included
International faculty inc. Netherlands, Ireland & Spain
Book at: europeantraumacourse.cymru
Dates: 13/14/15 May
TSP: £200
Candidate: £850
Course Dinner included
International faculty inc. Netherlands, Ireland & Spain
Book at: europeantraumacourse.cymru
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We absolutely need to fix the elective wait black hole and a new focus is welcome… but we shouldn’t allow it to take everyone’s eye off the fact that EDs across the U.K. are on FIRE!
It simply cannot be put in the too difficult to sort box and just ignore the exit block / corridor care crisis 😬
It simply cannot be put in the too difficult to sort box and just ignore the exit block / corridor care crisis 😬
January 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
We absolutely need to fix the elective wait black hole and a new focus is welcome… but we shouldn’t allow it to take everyone’s eye off the fact that EDs across the U.K. are on FIRE!
It simply cannot be put in the too difficult to sort box and just ignore the exit block / corridor care crisis 😬
It simply cannot be put in the too difficult to sort box and just ignore the exit block / corridor care crisis 😬
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We have made it clear that the NHS temporary escalation spaces (TES) guide is "normalisation of what is an unacceptable and dangerous situation".
RCEM Position Statement: tinyurl.com/rcemTES
RCEM News: tinyurl.com/rcemNews1612
RCEM Position Statement: tinyurl.com/rcemTES
RCEM News: tinyurl.com/rcemNews1612
December 16, 2024 at 1:08 PM
We have made it clear that the NHS temporary escalation spaces (TES) guide is "normalisation of what is an unacceptable and dangerous situation".
RCEM Position Statement: tinyurl.com/rcemTES
RCEM News: tinyurl.com/rcemNews1612
RCEM Position Statement: tinyurl.com/rcemTES
RCEM News: tinyurl.com/rcemNews1612
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Our healthcare workers and their patients deserve better. Share the news stories to show that you think so, too!
🔗 RCEM Position Statement: tinyurl.com/rcemTES
🔗 RCEM News: tinyurl.com/rcemNews1612
🔗 TES guide: england.nhs.uk/long-read/pr...
🔗 Metro news story: metro.co.uk/2024/12/16/m...
🔗 RCEM Position Statement: tinyurl.com/rcemTES
🔗 RCEM News: tinyurl.com/rcemNews1612
🔗 TES guide: england.nhs.uk/long-read/pr...
🔗 Metro news story: metro.co.uk/2024/12/16/m...
‘Normalisation of the dangerous’ - RCEM hits back at NHSE ‘Corridor Care’ guidance
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has hit back at health service guidance detailing how patients can be ‘safely’ treated in corridors describing it as a “normalisation of the unacceptable and da...
tinyurl.com
December 16, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Our healthcare workers and their patients deserve better. Share the news stories to show that you think so, too!
🔗 RCEM Position Statement: tinyurl.com/rcemTES
🔗 RCEM News: tinyurl.com/rcemNews1612
🔗 TES guide: england.nhs.uk/long-read/pr...
🔗 Metro news story: metro.co.uk/2024/12/16/m...
🔗 RCEM Position Statement: tinyurl.com/rcemTES
🔗 RCEM News: tinyurl.com/rcemNews1612
🔗 TES guide: england.nhs.uk/long-read/pr...
🔗 Metro news story: metro.co.uk/2024/12/16/m...
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Do you work in an Emergency Department in the UK?
Can you help us understand the Public Health interventions in your department?
This will take no more than 5-10 minutes.
Thank you
#EmergencyDepartment #Publichealth #MedSky
https://bit.ly/PHUKED
Can you help us understand the Public Health interventions in your department?
This will take no more than 5-10 minutes.
Thank you
#EmergencyDepartment #Publichealth #MedSky
https://bit.ly/PHUKED
December 7, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Do you work in an Emergency Department in the UK?
Can you help us understand the Public Health interventions in your department?
This will take no more than 5-10 minutes.
Thank you
#EmergencyDepartment #Publichealth #MedSky
https://bit.ly/PHUKED
Can you help us understand the Public Health interventions in your department?
This will take no more than 5-10 minutes.
Thank you
#EmergencyDepartment #Publichealth #MedSky
https://bit.ly/PHUKED
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An update to the Paeds Major Trauma Imaging guidelines from the RCR...Sadly the nice algorithm has vanished and has been replaced by an exclusion checklist 🙁
any thoughts on the new version
@emmanchester.bsky.social @stemlyns.bsky.social ?
www.rcr.ac.uk/our-services...
any thoughts on the new version
@emmanchester.bsky.social @stemlyns.bsky.social ?
www.rcr.ac.uk/our-services...
Major paediatric trauma radiology guidance | The Royal College of Radiologists
The following guidelines will assist radiologists and clinicians dealing with a severely injured child to base imaging decisions on the best available evidence.
www.rcr.ac.uk
November 20, 2024 at 1:43 PM
An update to the Paeds Major Trauma Imaging guidelines from the RCR...Sadly the nice algorithm has vanished and has been replaced by an exclusion checklist 🙁
any thoughts on the new version
@emmanchester.bsky.social @stemlyns.bsky.social ?
www.rcr.ac.uk/our-services...
any thoughts on the new version
@emmanchester.bsky.social @stemlyns.bsky.social ?
www.rcr.ac.uk/our-services...
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Just leaving this here as we in Wales 🏴 have our #WalesHIVTestingWeek starting tomorrow
Scan QR code to order your test ( Wales residents )
Scan QR code to order your test ( Wales residents )
November 17, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Just leaving this here as we in Wales 🏴 have our #WalesHIVTestingWeek starting tomorrow
Scan QR code to order your test ( Wales residents )
Scan QR code to order your test ( Wales residents )