‘You keep going because you don’t want to let your team down’
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‘You keep going because you don’t want to let your team down’

Nick Evans Health journalist

Winter pressures and rising COVID-19 cases have put emergency departments at the eye of the storm – and front-line staff are struggling

Winter combined with COVID-19 was always set to be the perfect storm for emergency departments (EDs). And with the current wave of the virus peaking at the busiest time of the year for hospitals, it has proved to be just that.

Emergency Nurse. 29, 2, 14-16. doi: 10.7748/en.29.2.14.s12

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