Stressed out Midwives turning to substance abuse: A Coventry University academic wants more support for midwives after a survey revealed more than a quarter of participants were engaging in problematic substance use. Dr Sally Pezaro, Fellow of the Royal College of Midwives and researcher in the Centre for Arts Memory and Communities (CAMC) at the […]
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Unless rapid and serious action is taken this winter the problems may become insurmountable, ambulance workers tell Secretary of State. The ambulance service faces an ‘utterly unprecedented crisis’ this winter, GMB Union paramedics have told the Government. In letters to Secretary of State, Sajid Javid and Jeremy Hunt MP, Chair of the Health Select Committee, the union raises ‘serious concerns regarding the untenable workplace pressures that our members are facing […]
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Treasury should look for new ways to deliver more for less: In the aftermath of Covid, the government must control public spending and draw on private sector investment and innovation A new report by Julie Marson MP shows how Social Impact Bonds, and other outcomes-based approaches, could deliver better services for less money Social Impact Bonds were […]
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How to tackle the nursing crisis: For many people the social restrictions experienced during lockdowns will have had long-lasting consequences, increasing feelings of loneliness, stress and depression. But throughout the pandemic those employed in hospitals and care settings have faced the same issues, alongside having to deal with the pressures of working on the front-line. […]
The latest Emergency Department performance figures for September 2021 published today by NHS England show the highest number of 12-hour stays on record, the highest number of four-hour stays on record, and the worst four-hour performance ever recorded. The data show in September 2021 there were 1,392,542 attendances to Type 1 Emergency Departments in England. […]
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Coventry University Professor appointed Co-Director for the Doctoral Training Alliance: Coventry University Professor Elena Gaura has been chosen to take on the prestigious role of Co-Director at the University Alliance’s (UA) Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA). Professor Gaura, who is the University’s Professor of Pervasive Computing and Theme Director for Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences, will use her […]
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From bombs to botulism: Emergency physicians responses to major incidents: Join us to delve into a broad oversight of major incident preparation with presentations of specific incidents. We will explore an oversight of prehospital, District General Hospital, and Major Trauma Centre perspectives, and the ethics, psychology and lessons from history. Date and time: Fri 1 Oct […]
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New research highlights the impact of lockdown on Scottish eye care: The study from the University of Aberdeen has highlighted the damaging impact of Covid-19 restrictions on Scottish eye care and the potential for long-term sight damage and reduced detection of other health conditions. A study, led by Prof Alexandros Zangelidis, Personal Chair in Economics, […]
RCEM welcomes NHS England’s Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery 10 Point Action Plan: Commenting on the publication of the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) Recovery 10 Point Action Plan by NHS England yesterday, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “We welcome this 10-point action plan published by NHS England. The […]
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The Chelsea Flower Show is back this week celebrating the glory of autumn for the first time in its 108 year history: Rebecca Wallersteiner takes a look at the NHS Tribute Garden and the Florence Nightingale Garden and gives her pick of what to look out for. The pandemic has twice moved RHS Chelsea Flower […]