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10 Tips for Reducing Waiting Times for Emergency Care Within Acute Trusts
A newsletter from the NHS Modernisation Agency sharing good practice from other Acute Trusts towards reducing waiting times for patients in A&E.
Improvements in Emergency Care: Case Studies
A document from the NHS Modernisation Agency, highlighting case studies from other Acute Trusts which “share the ideas and the changes that have resulted in improvement at some sites, and demonstrate how improvement can be achieved from different starting points and with often little or no extra resources.”
Reconfiguring emergency care services
A news document, part of the “New Ways of Working” section in the Emergency Care Specialist Library, highlighting strategies and guidance to provide more effective emergency care within the NHS. Be sure to scroll down the page to the Guidance / Tools and Reports / Consultation documents linked at the bottom of the page.
Mass casualties incidents: a framework for planning
This document provides a set of principles to guide all NHS organisations in planning for incidents that produce mass casualties. This document is supporting material to the NHS Emergency Planning Guidance 2005 and therefore should be read in conjunction with that guidance.
Satisfaction Guaranteed?
Article from Emergency Nurse about the role of Emergency Nurse practitioners and patients’ perception of them.
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Planning for a flu pandemic
Briefing from the Health Management Specialist Library, originally launched in October 2006, and re-launched in the Emergency Care Specialist Library in April 2007. This includes an outline of the national plans in the event of a pandemic and examples of good practice from within the NHS.
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