Emergency care

Public satisfaction with A&E services is at an all-time low, but how are staff feeling? Kelly Ameneshoa shares her experiences as an A&E doctor

As patients wait longer and longer for care, what can be done to reduce waiting times and restore emergency services? Danielle Jefferies argues that action needs to be taken right across emergency and inpatient pathways.

Siva Anandaciva considers the prospects for a NHS dealing with winter pressures, workforce challenges and limited funding, while planning for a no-deal Brexit.

With accident and emergency performance reaching new lows across England, one NHS hospital is taking an innovative approach to meet the needs of its older patients.

Volunteers are involved in providing vital frontline care and support to ambulance services. Helen Gilburt explains how these roles are developing and diversifying to meet the wider needs of the NHS as a whole.

Matthew Kershaw looks at the ongoing pressure on NHS performance and calls for action to ensure that the situation during the winter crisis does not become the new normal.

Deteriorating performance against national waiting time targets is one of the most visible signs of the increasing pressures facing the NHS. But do the current headlines fully capture how long patients are now waiting for NHS care?

Matthew Kershaw highlights the need for a fundamental change to the way NHS emergency care is provided.

The media and groups of NHS staff are describing an A&E service in crisis, while the government says the NHS is more prepared for winter than ever before. What does the latest national data say about how A&E departments are coping compared with previous winters?

Matthew Kershaw considers whether the frequency of black alerts this winter is putting staff and patients under unsustainable pressure.

Since its establishment in 2010, the London Trauma System has improved access to specialist trauma care, improved quality of care, and more than halved the mortality of severely injured patients. Reflecting on the 2017 terror attacks, trauma surgeon Karim Brohi highlights the difference it has made.