It was in 1971 that the Joint Consultants’ Committee published the Bruce report which recommended the experimental appointment of 32 consultants in Accident & Emergency to work full time in major departments1, a step away from the model of leadership under surgical consultants…
It is International Women’s Day (IWD) today!
The College fully supports IWD and Embraces Equity to forge a path for people who identify as women to thrive in their careers and bring positive change through diversity and inclusivity: #EmbraceEquity.
You just can’t blink or you’ll miss something. After a Monday in minors, churning through legions of sprained ankles and bumped heads…
Hello from the West Midlands.
The region has been without RCEM representation and a board for some time, from November 2022 we’ve begun to re-establish the regional board, with myself as chair, Mark Ragoo as vice chair and Ruth Beveridge as ACP representative.
We do what it says on the tin. At RCEM the Service Design and Configuration Committee, or SDCC (somewhat less of a mouthful), is all about looking at how the Emergency Department fits into the acute and emergency healthcare system.
Building a wicked team to tackle a “wicked problem”.
Working across four nations, across four different health systems, to deliver a national improvement programme is challenging at every step in the process. We want to share our journey with you…..
This is the first time I am writing a blog in RCEM dispatches so I thought it will be good to start with some background information about the Emergency Services in Wales. As you will be aware, Wales is a popular holiday destination with its outstanding natural beauty…
Dear RCEM membership,
I’m going to be providing a periodic update to you using the Blog facility in 2023 which I hope you will find of interest. Do let me know if you have any topics or issues you would like me to cover in future editions.
This is the first newsletter from the Yorkshire & Humber board that is being shared out of region, so I thought I would say a bit about us here in ‘God’s own county’. We have a population size similar to that of Scotland, and cover coastal, rural and urban populations.
December and January have been particularly torrid. An early and unexpected Group A Strep outbreak resulted in huge pressure on paediatric areas, and then the predictable ‘twindemic’ of flu and COVID resulted in extraordinary exit block and hideous crowding.