‼️ "We all want to see this issue tackled and long waits ended. For the good of our clinicians, our patients and society as a whole." Adrian Boyle on why we have welcomed NHS England's updated Urgent and Emergency Recovery Plan for 2024/25 ⬇️ dispatches.rcem.ac.uk/the-end-of-a-l…

With thunderstorms predicted across the country from tomorrow, is your department ready for a spike in asthma and allergy presentations? ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2022/03/18/thu… Search for asthma RCEMLearning.co.uk

A fabulous welcome to our new nurses RGHED - positive learning experience outdoors Cwm Taf Morgannwg Nurse Education

The King's Fund Nuffield Trust The Health Foundation Four hour performance is still low, but the increase in 12 hour (from Time of Arrival) is more worrying. This is a BAD THING. For every 72 people who wait more than 12 hours before admission, there is one excess death.

The King's Fund Nuffield Trust The Health Foundation Splitting reporting, so that Minor Injury Units, Eye Units & Urgent Treatment Centres are reported seperately from Major EDs is important. I don't really care if someone with a sprained ankle spends 241 minutes in a UTC, but I care if an 85 year old sleeps overnight in corridor

Latest #performance stats for #Wales reveal summer provides no respite for over-stretched #EDs Read RCEM VP (Wales) Dr Rob Perry's response here 👉 rcem.ac.uk/summer-provide…

More than 90% of A&E drs who responded to an @RCEM poll said patients are coming to harm due to the current #crisis in the UK’s #EDs Findings are included in an open letter sent to leaders of Conservatives The Labour Party Liberal Democrats rcem.ac.uk/nine-out-of-10…

A&Es have been in crisis for years. Everyone has known this. This horrific situation, that includes avoidable death and injury, has been normalised. Staff have been left broken by working in these conditions for so long.

Today Adrian Boyle wrote to the leaders of the main political parties highlighting the glaring lack of manifesto pledges aimed at solving the crisis in Emergency Care. The letter contains the results of a snap poll of A&E clinicians. Ian Higginson 🌈 details the damning results

Read the letter in full here ⬇️ #bbcqt

RCEM calls for RSV vaccine programme to be implemented ‘as soon as possible’ after election | RCEM. It could be very helpful for this winter rcem.ac.uk/rcem-calls-for…

Such an important point to highlight - our urgent & emergency care system is not only in crisis, but it is driving a terrible inequality of care for older people. #ResuscitateEmergencyCare

Never has there been a greater need for our political leaders to show direction and act to address this ‘manmade crisis’ A planeload of people a week are dying in our hospitals due to political inaction ! Let that sink in… Keir Starmer Rishi Sunak Royal College of Emergency Medicine Adrian Boyle

Amanda Farrow RGHED Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

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Read our statement on disorder ➡️ rcem.ac.uk/college-condem…

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#ICYMI: The new First Minister of Wales must take urgent action to address long waits in EDs before an inevitable winter spike in demand. Last month was the second worst July since records began in 2010 for extended wait times in EDs in the country. rcem.ac.uk/wales-new-firs…