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RCN activists to debate downgrading of departments

08 March 2013

Emergency Nurse

Analysis

It takes a lot to get people involved in a street protest, especially on a cold winter’s day, so the fact that an estimated 25,000 people marched in January against...

Keogh report may be ‘hard sell’ to politicians and public

01 December 2013

Emergency Nurse

Analysis

WHEN NHS England medical director Sir Bruce Keogh unveiled his latest report on the current urgent and emergency care review, he said that the pressure on emergency...

Care standards set to reduce mortality rates at weekends

05 February 2014

Emergency Nurse

Analysis

AT THE end of 2013, NHS England made a series of recommendations to improve services at weekends. These include the creation of ten clinical standards covering, for...

Review proposes two types of emergency department

01 December 2013

Emergency Nurse

News

THE WHOLE system of urgent and emergency care in England must be transformed if it is to become sustainable, according to a review by NHS England.

Setting new standards for the emergency care of children

12 June 2012

Emergency Nurse

Analysis

For more than a decade, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has been issuing guidance on how emergency services should provide care to children...

Royal colleges call for better care of patients with cancer

06 December 2012

Emergency Nurse

Analysis

The number of people with cancer is rising. According to latest estimates by the charity Macmillan Cancer Support, four out of ten people will develop the condition...

No change to waiting times target, Keogh tells MPs

05 February 2014

Emergency Nurse

News

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) staff must strive to meet the four-hour waiting time target even if they find it difficult, NHS leaders say.

Community nurses can reduce strain on urgent care staff

01 November 2013

Emergency Nurse

Analysis

THE CHALLENGES and opportunities facing the NHS in England over emergency hospital admissions have been revealed by the initial findings of a five-year research...

Providing comfort and support to older people

11 October 2012

Emergency Nurse

Feature

This article reports on a scheme run by Age UK at Hillingdon Hospital, Middlesex, to help support emergency department (ED) staff with the care of older people. The...

Departments need right skill mix to cope with demand during winter

01 November 2013

Emergency Nurse

Analysis

MANAGERS IN London’s emergency departments (EDs) have been told to ensure they have the right mix of staff, including senior nurses, to cope with a bad winter.