AcuteMedicineJournal
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Official journal of @acutemedicine
London, England
Joined October 2016
RT @acutemedicine: “This situation, where over a million older patients are known to have endured prolonged periods of over 12 hours in EDs….
theguardian.com
Royal College of Emergency Medicine says many endured ‘degrading and dehumanising’ waits on trolleys
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Editorial Update. We thank Dr. Tim Cooksley for his exceptional leadership of the Acute Medicine Journal. We now welcome Dr. Ascanio Tridente as our new Editor – a leader in acute & critical care, research & innovation. Read more 👉 #AcuteMedicine.
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RT @acutemedicine: “These findings, while shocking, are not unexpected. The issue of corridor care is one we, and many others, have raised….
dailymail.co.uk
The damning report from the Royal College of Physicians found patients were often stripped of their dignity and routinely had their safety compromised.
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RT @theipaper: 💬 ‘As an urgent care doctor I see NHS at its worst – Starmer’s plan is deeply flawed’. 🩺 Dr Tim Cooksley, a consultant in ac….
inews.co.uk
Dr Tim Cooksley, a consultant in acute medicine, says the Prime Minister risks an 'eternal crisis' in the NHS without urgent social care and workforce reform
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RT @acutemed2: A real concern here is that when flu season settles people will feel major NHS crisis is over and emphasis for urgent action….
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RT @acutemedicine: Another winter of discontent looms for NHS urgent and emergency care .As the crisis deepens, the….
bmj.com
With a sense of inevitability and clear predictability, urgent and emergency care in the UK is rapidly heading into another winter of discontent. We are seeing signs that we will experience another...
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RT @acutemedicine: As Keir Starmer says we are all desperate for a plan the NHS can unite behind. This has some important elements; but for….
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RT @acutemed2: "The media is full of pictures of patients in corridors; long queues of ambulances outside EDs and stories of horrific patie….
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RT @acutemedicine: "Despite the positive rhetoric around tackling waiting lists, our concern is that the government continues to avoid ackn….
bbc.co.uk
NHS England medical director warns hospitals under strain after sharp rise in flu cases.
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RT @acutemedicine: There is insufficient workforce and capacity to meet the demands of an increasingly ageing population. with simply no r….
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RT @acutemedicine: "The extra cases of winter viruses. mean many hospitals will fall into critical incidents and patient safety will be c….
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RT @acutemedicine: SAM Pres Nick Murch - uptick in flu cases already being "felt in urgent and emergency care where delayed assessment. an….
telegraph.co.uk
Medics warn low vaccine uptake and ‘unacceptable’ winter fuel payment cut likely to increase cases and deaths among the elderly
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RT @acutemedicine: SAM have launched their SAM survey. PLEASE can all people who work the majority of their clinical time in acute medicine….
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RT @acutemedicine: At the heart of this appalling new normal is a system where demand continues to exceed capacity. No hospital can ‘play b….
inews.co.uk
Health Secretary suggests NHS hospitals must boost productivity to get more funding - as Government calls on the entire nation to help it shape plans for an overhaul
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RT @RunningMadProf: “Acute Medicine research has a vital role in improving NHS care; scope for collaboration with general physicians throu….
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RT @DrBenLovell: Antihypertensive therapy in hypertensive ED headache patients is associated with *increased* hospital admission AND ED len….
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RT @acutemed2: Many agree with diagnosis. At heart demand exceeded capacity for too long. Investment at heart of any recovery. No sign that….
bbc.co.uk
The prime minister said the upcoming Lord Darzi review will reveal too many are let down by the NHS.
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RT @acutemedicine: Dr Nick Murch, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said the new NHS figures "demonstrate the scale of the short….
news.sky.com
Sir Keir Starmer refused to say how quickly improvements would be felt in the NHS as he set out a 10-year plan to fix the "broken" system.
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RT @DanLasserson: Time to stop the term 'Virtual Wards' - patients and their families find it confusing (as do clinicians). Hospital at Ho….
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RT @acutemedicine: It’s less than 6 weeks until SAMBrighton, on 10-11 October. Great programme, fabulous speakers, wonderful chance to spen….
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