Adverse effects of overcrowding on patient experience and care

John Collis

Demographics of people who self-harm deliberately

Clarence Gwashavanhu

Risk assessment and treatment of venous thromboembolism

Jean Rogers

Possible growth hormone deficiency: a case study

Raoul Chandrasakera

Techniques for removing rings from injured fingers

Matthew Pomeroy

Perceptions of a ‘virtual’ acute admission unit

Christien van der Linden, Naomi van der Linden, Robert Lindeboom

Patients with burns

Karen Lumsden

Pain management

Karen Lumsden

Emergency planning

Noticeboard

Diary

Local and regional anaesthesia in the emergency department made easy

Lorrie Lawton

OSCEs for nurses: volume one. single user version

Brian Burke

Urgent care handbook: professional practice

Jeanette Welsh

Correction

First-aid training

Sallyann Ancora

Reducing waiting times

Invitation to emergency care staff

James Bethel

Student life

Andrew Johnston

Raising standards

Gerard Cronin

Emergency care provision in the age of information

Christian Duffin

Inventor on a roll

Number of A&E attendees with cancer doubles in decade

National quality indicators replace four-hour standard

Nick Lipley

Expert group defines pathway for advanced nurse practitioners

Principles of practice published to meet patient expectations

Plan to teach children how to use emergency services appropriately

News in brief

Overcrowding: a global challenge

Claire Picton