Emergency nurse : the journal of the RCN Accident and Emergency Nursing Association
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New figures from NHS England show that attendances at emergency departments (EDs) are greater than ever and performance has worsened in many areas this past year.
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Relentless demand for services is driving up waiting times and exacerbating financial pressures in the NHS according to the latest monitoring report from The King's Fund.
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We are all aware of the increase in emergency activity in the past six months. This, alongside failing social care resources, which significantly impacts the ability of organisations to have 'flow', has created the perfect storm.
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Emergency care nurses have been urged to play their part in Scotland's push to revolutionise care for cardiac arrest patients - by teaching others how to save a life. This article discusses the Scottish out-of-hospital cardiac arrest strategy, with particular focus on the drive to increase bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) rates, and on how emergency nurses are being enlisted to help promote the training of members of the public.