EMERGENCY doctors have sounded the alarm over an approaching winter crisis that they say is already putting patients in overstretched A&E departments at risk reports The Guardian. Nearly all medics (94%) fear patients are coming to harm because of the conditions in A&E departments around the UK, according to a snapshot survey of 83 medics from emergency departments from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM). Most (87%) are not confident their departments will cope well over the winter months, while 41% feel less prepared for this winter compared with last year. Click below for more details. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/18/uk-doctors-winter-crisis-accident-and-emergency

Source: The Guardian November 18, 2024 08:47 UTC