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Transfusion delays and mortality

07 March 2016

Emergency Nurse

Journal scan

The importance of reducing delays in blood transfusion practices for patients who experience life-threatening bleeding is the focus of new research.

Consent to HIV testing

07 March 2016

Emergency Nurse

Journal scan

How patients are offered an HIV test has a significant impact on whether or not they accept the test, new research suggests.

Weekend emergency admissions

07 March 2016

Emergency Nurse

Journal scan

Patients admitted to hospital as medical emergencies at the weekend are significantly older and more disabled than those admitted on other days of week, say UK...

Official advice focuses on reducing waiting times

08 February 2016

Emergency Nurse

News

GUIDANCE TO help NHS organisations reduce waiting times in emergency departments (EDs) has been launched by NHS England.

Finding my niche

07 March 2016

Emergency Nurse

Careers

What does your role involve? In the acute medical unit, we continue care and treatment initiated in the emergency department (ED). This involves carrying out patient...

Major trauma care standards emphasise role of nurses

07 March 2016

Emergency Nurse

News

THE NATIONAL Institute for Health and Care Excellence has issued new guidance to standardise trauma care in England. It comes with recommendations on stopping...

Nurses raise concerns about shelved safe staffing guidance

08 February 2016

Emergency Nurse

Analysis

SUPPRESSED SAFE staffing guidance calling for minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in NHS emergency departments (EDs) was leaked to the media at the end of last month.

Alcohol-related attendances

08 February 2016

Emergency Nurse

Journal scan

Extra staff for night and early morning shifts should be provided in emergency departments (EDs) to cope with the high proportion of alcohol-related attendances at...

Female genital mutilation

08 February 2016

Emergency Nurse

Journal scan

More resources and evidence-based guidelines are needed for healthcare practitioners across the world to provide culturally sensitive medical and psychological...

Access to primary care

08 February 2016

Emergency Nurse

Journal scan

Children from high areas of deprivation with limited access to primary care services are more likely to use emergency departments (EDs) for non-urgent care than...