Are EDs really full of GP-type presentations?
The idea that millions of emergency patients could be managed in general practice is overblown, Australian research suggests. Politicians at state and federal levels have been…
Tag: Emergency Departments
Bed block blamed for latest attack on hospital doctors and nurses
Doctors have called for improved security after yet another violent incident, in which three doctors and two nurses were injured by a mental health patient…
‘This isn’t going to hurt’: How a doctor job ad sparked controversy in the UK
When an Australian medical recruitment agency leaned into the sentiments in the book and TV series This is Going to Hurt, they had no idea…
‘Very concerning’: Unregistered doctor worked in ED for six days
Investigations are underway into how an unregistered doctor gained access to an SA ED, where he allegedly treated patients for almost a week earlier this…
‘Very disappointing’ results on hospital discharge summaries: RACGP
Hospitals are still failing to provide clinical handovers, a survey suggests, with fewer than half of rural NSW patients saying they received a discharge summary…
Govt to review hospital security after doctor allegedly stabbed
An ED specialist is improving after he was critically wounded in an alleged stabbing attack at a regional hospital, the Tasmanian premier says. The doctor…
Doctor saved by colleagues after alleged ED stabbing
Doctors have saved the life of a senior colleague who was critically injured after an alleged stabbing attack in ED. Police said a 17-year-old had…
Doctors forced to intubate patients due to mental health bed shortage
ED doctors in Darwin say they have resorted to sedating and intubating patients with severe mental illness because of a lack of staffed psychiatric beds.…
Doctors sound alarm over ECG smart watch: case
There are multiple media reports about smart watches saving lives after the ECG app alerted the wearer to their cardiac issue. But the smart watch…
Hospital sepsis death: Aishwarya’s parents say Mark McGowan still hasn’t fixed staffing crisis
The parents of Aishwarya Aswath, the seven-year-old who died of sepsis within hours of presenting to an under-pressure ED, have called for improvements in hospital…
