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Testing out new services to cut hospital attendances

Ensuring that people receive the right type of urgent care when they need it has been a...

Nurses raise concerns about shelved safe staffing guidance

Suppressed safe staffing guidance calling for minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in NHS...

Process for older people attending urgent care services streamlined

Faster access to specialist care for frail older patients at a Kent emergency department (ED...

Better use of technology can cut emergency admissions

Hospital staff are bracing themselves for a surge in emergency admissions this winter, but a...

Extra funds set to relieve pressure on staff this winter

The NHS could not be better prepared for winter. At least that was the message when the...

Epilepsy passports issued to convey crucial information in emergencies

A new epilepsy passport has been created for about 60,000 children in the UK who have the...

New thrombectomy treatment for stroke patients to be integrated into everyday care

A new technique to remove blood clots from arteries could soon be integrated into everyday...

Emergency nurses comment on plans for new nursing strategy

Over the next few weeks, chief nursing officer for England Jane Cummings and her team will...

Collision-prevention scheme may save urban cyclists

Nurse working in emergency departments will be familiar with the severe injuries and chaos...

Final pieces being put in place to enable seven-day working

News that the British Medical Association has agreed to renegotiate the clause in...

National alert system to pick up early signs of child abuse

When a child visits an emergency department regularly, staff will generally start to suspect...

Failure to publish safe staffing guide for emergency departments ‘a damaging step back’

Plans to publish guidance on safe staffing levels in emergency departments (EDs) have been...

Nurse with military and public health background appointed as RCN professional lead for...

Emergency Nurse Anna Crossley has a CV that anyone who desires travel and adventure would...

‘Too many’ in mental health crisis receive poor care, warns watchdog

People facing mental health crises often think they are being judged and disrespected by...

Overlong waiting times are ‘inhuman and degrading’

A landmark inquiry into emergency health care in Northern Ireland (NI) has found individual...

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