The state of Urgent and Emergency Care and the question of the Clinical Review of Standards

Posted on 1st February 202210th June 2022 by RCEM Leave a comment

This newsletter is England focused because it deals with the performance metrics debate. I hope it will still be of interest to those of you in the devolved nations struggling with many of the same issues. I last wrote to you specifically about the Clinical Review of Standards when the consultation document was published and […]

World Mental Health Day and Emergency Medicine

Posted on 10th October 202110th June 2022 by RCEM Leave a comment

October 10th is World Mental Health Day Have you ever wondered if we sometimes make things worse for patient with mental health problems coming to the ED? Stigma in the general hospital setting is reported by patients to result in devaluation, social control, avoidance, rejection and failure to act. Perry et al. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32388323/ Careless talk […]