Christian Duffin
Christian Duffin
How much is being done to cut the number of people who die after cardiac arrests in public places? Not enough, says a group of cardiac experts and campaigners on the Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) steering group.
Roisin Devlin
Roisin Devlin
It has been suggested that RCN congress resolutions rarely spark debate and, with this in mind, the RCN Emergency Care Association (ECA) last month put forward a motion with the RCN mental health forum that emergency departments (EDs) shoul...
This app from the Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry offers healthcare professionals learning opportunities to improve their communication skills.
Kewal Arunkumar Mistry,Rohit Bhoil,Neeraj Kumar et al.
Kewal Arunkumar Mistry et al.
Chilaiditi sign and syndrome are uncommon conditions and often misdiagnosed. They are clinically significant, however, because they can result in a range of complications, including bowel volvulus, perforation and obstruction. When patients...
Rachel Lyons
Rachel Lyons
In my last Board's Eye View, I wrote about the US presidential candidates and uncertainty about healthcare reform. Six months later, the story is continuing.
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Erin Dean
Erin Dean
Essential facts Helping nurses provide the best care possible is at the heart of new guidance on professionalism from the Nursing and Midwifery Council and chief nursing officers from across the UK.
Jamille Paschoal Vicente,Siba Prosad Paul
Jamille Paschoal Vicente
Physician associates (PAs) were introduced into the NHS to add a new kind of team player to the medical workforce. The role originated in the US where they are known as physician assistants and have been practising since the mid-1960s ( Pea...
Lorna McInulty
Lorna McInulty
Skin tears are frequently encountered in emergency and unscheduled care, and are prevalent in older people. Patients may present soon after an acute skin tear, or at a later stage when the wound presentation is different and there are compl...
Kayla Gloss
Kayla Gloss
Providing end of life care (EOLC) in emergency departments (EDs) is challenging because of minimal resources, lack of staff education and outdated models of care. Dynamic, chaotic environments like EDs require systematic, clear and concise ...