Frailty is a significant part of the West Midlands Ambulance Service workload says Jyothi Nippani. They spend a lot of time with older patients trying to avoid conveyance to hospital wherever possible. #NHSBNFrailty

good case from JAMA Internal Medicine jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

To all our members - please take note of the new national strategy for #frailty and #SDEC. Metrics associated with this strategy are developed into our #NHSBNFrailty project to support your Acute Frailty Services to meet the ambitions. @brunning_adam Chris McAuley Nick Westmoreland

Powerful story from Care Quality Commission describing 'Margaret's Story' and her journey through urgent and emergency care youtube.com/watch?v=I-plEL…

We are seeking four Fellows to advocate for & represent our members as Vice Presidents. You will be in post for 3 years working with President-elect Adrian Boyle. We encourage Fellows from all backgrounds to apply to represent all voices in the College. rcem.ac.uk/rcem-are-seeki…

No it does not.

Not all ST-Elevations on an EKG = Occlusion Myocardial Infarction...Important to not get blinders on and keep a broad DDx...In some cases anticoagulation and DAPT therapy can be detrimental #FOAMed #MedEd #EKG #ECG #STEMI

Myself (Rob Hirst) and Thomas Shanahan (Dr.) MRCEM produced some delicious research-related content in this month’s Emergency Medicine Journal Supplement; get involved! (in research). EMTA RCEMLearning Matt Reed @EddCarlton

To read more about 12-hour waits see our recent report Tip of the Iceberg: rcem.ac.uk/wp-content/upl…

We have a number of improvement webinars taking place over the next few weeks, supporting the hospital only discharge programme. Look out for tweets over the coming days and weeks. Find more details here future.nhs.uk/ECISTnetwork/v…

Share Margaret’s story, a powerful description of what patient’s experience. “Treat people as people, not numbers” SWBH Frailty Intervention Team sw SAM Online Rakan Khalifah Bish SWB Integrated Discharge Hub #Frailty #SDEC #MakeADifference

The early signs of a heart attack can include squeezing across the chest and a feeling of unease. 🚨 It’s never too early to call 999 and describe your symptoms. ➡️ Learn more here: nhs.uk/conditions/hea… #HelpUsHelpYou

We are delighted to have been nominated for the Patient Safety Award & Sustainability Award at this year's #StarAwards SWB NHS Trust Nominations mean so much to our team. Thank you to everyone who nominated us. #swbhact #alcohol #watchthisspace

Should 16-17 year olds be seen in Paediatric or Adult EDs? Quicker decision making & higher rate of discharge when seen in PED #RCPCH22

Right across the UK, emergency departments and ambulance services are on our knees…. Will you be there to represent your constituents in parliament on Wednesday Nadhim Zahawi?

The FORCE study is in The Lancet - FORCEstudy.org has awesome stuff to implement result - ED pathway, animations & patient info leaflets (multiple languages). Thanks to PERUKI and everyone who made it possible. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

End of the week positive- I received this really nice email to say I’d been nominated for a patient safety award in the Trust Star awards- so chuffed. Thank you to whoever nominated me SWB NHS Trust Ayshia Aziz @hodgkissmtlc Julie Romano Marsha Jones RGN

Well done. SWBH_ED is benefitting every day from SWB Alcohol Care Team interventions. We are so lucky to have you. Well deserved acknowledgement