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Board’s eye view

01 July 2006

Emergency Nurse

Forum

I had the honour recently of being invited to join a local university’s panel of healthcare professionals, including an NHS trust representative and an academic...

Raising standards

01 December 2010

Emergency Nurse

Opinion

IT IS common knowledge that, in general terms, the NHS is about to receive a ‘flatline’ budget for the foreseeable future. In real terms, funding will decrease.

Elder abuse: the same old story?

01 June 2007

Emergency Nurse

Feature

Many older people suffer abuse and, to raise awareness of this problem and how it can be prevented, the United Nations and the World Health Organization are helping...

Board’s eye view

01 July 2007

Emergency Nurse

Forum

What is it with emergency nurses and Both have the same goal, namely the hospital management teams? delivery of safe care within a period of four hours, yet they...

Board’s eye view

01 February 2010

Emergency Nurse

Opinion

As the NHS prepares itself for a period of financial starvation, it is time to take stock and reflect on the good, the bad and the ugly parts of emergency care.

Board’s eye view

01 June 2008

Emergency Nurse

Forum

By focusing recently on the four-hour emergency care operational standard, the RCN Emergency Care Association (ECA) has re-opened the debate on one of the most...

Board’s eye view

01 May 2009

Emergency Nurse

Letter

Having read letters in recent issues of Emergency Nurse about the four-hour operational standard and the pressure it puts on staff, services and patients, I wonder...

After action reviews: a new model for learning

02 June 2009

Emergency Nurse

Feature

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to developing a learning culture for its staff and, to achieve this, the organisation recently...

Compression bandaging for soft tissue injury of the ankle: a literature review

01 October 2005

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Emergency care has evolved rapidly since The NHS Plan (Department of Health 2000) provided the initiative to re-examine the organisation and delivery of health care...

Reaching the target

01 May 2006

Emergency Nurse

Feature

The emergency care delivery environment has altered dramatically over the past three years with the advent of the four-hour performance target. There have been...