1.65 million faced 12-hour waits in A&Es in 2022
Data show 1.65 million patients in England faced 12-hour waits from time of arrival in A&Es in 2022: A new…
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12 hour wait times for 30k
12 hour wait times for 30k : 'We are seeing the sharp demise of the health service', RCEM says as…
To call or not to call 999
999 – when to call for an ambulance and when not to: Would you know when to call an ambulance, when…
A&E patients: Mounting safety crisis
Nearly two thirds of A&Es across the UK had ambulances waiting to transfer patients every day in the past week,…
Emergency Departments face continued pressures
Emergency Departments face continued pressures as 12 hr delays hit 50000 in RCEM Winter Flow Project. Latest data from the Royal…
Record number of 12-hour stays for patients
Record number of 12-hour stays for patients in A&E as the Government publishes reforms for Health and Social Care: Responding…
Children are half of sport injury-related A&E attendances
The high burden of sport-related injuries on children has been highlighted by new research published by the Journal of the…
Six top accidents in the home
Six top accidents in the home and vital information all families should know from Emma Hammett of First Aid For…
Insomnia is not a medical emergency
Latest research suggests we are going through a sleep deprivation epidemic and we are getting between one to two hours…
Lung disease piling on the pressure in A&E
The perennial outrage over emergency winter pressure in NHS hospitals is now subsiding. As usual, we have seen the blame…
A&E planning not working
A&E forward planning is 'too little, too late' according to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. New data from NHS…
Getting up after a fall
Getting up after a fall is a skill which can mean an elderly person gets help faster and minimises complications…