Oh my gosh, my son just texted me this picture and I can't stop laughing.

Junior ECP and ECP posts advertised for South Tyneside and Sunderland ED if anyone is interested. There will also be trainee ACP/ACP posts advertised likely next week. South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/916… jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/916…

Great opportunity for an ACP/ trainee ACP in STSFT ED. South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/916…

The evidence keeps mounting. If this level of harm was happening in any other sector, the level of scrutiny and investment in evidence-based improvement would be spectacular. Think of it: One extra death associated with every 82 patients delayed in ED. ⁦ emj.bmj.com/content/early/…

As an Infectious Disease consultant I know a lot of other infectious Disease consultants. They all strongly advocate vaccination.

This is exactly what we did sitting on a table on our own because of social distancing rules in the staff room!! Oh wait, I was too busy scrubbing myself and everything I had to take home, then stripping at the front door and showering, for fear of passing it to my Children.

Emergency care crisis putting patients at risk as they face longest waits on record “Once again EDs have recorded the worst performance on record, the worst four-hour performance and the highest number of 12-hour waits." Ian Higginson 🌈 Full statement here: rcem.ac.uk/emergency-care…

From 1 July, a wider range of healthcare professionals including nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and physiotherapists will be able to certify fit notes. This change will: ✅ ease pressure on GPs ✅ reduce bureaucracy in the NHS More: gov.uk/government/new…

3 years of hard work...... MSc ACP #universityofsunderland #MScACP

When the emergency department becomes the final common dumping ground for the consequences of health and social system failures and lack of alternative services… … emergency medicine neither contains much emergency nor much medicine

Trainee/ACP job advertised for South Tyneside and Sunderland ED. Come join us!! South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

An overcrowded Emergency Department is a overcrowded hospital that chooses to put all the risk on a team who is already sinking. How many good ED nurses / Doctors and allied professionals are we to loose before it changes and risk is shared.

How to you insert a chest drain with the #seldingertechnique? Here’s my take on it. #tecnicoseldinger #EmergencyMedicine #EMprocedures #EMskills #pneumothorax

This tread is spot on, not just for doctors but for ACPs, nurse and probably most staff groups. Something needs to change before we are all broke.

RCEM ACP Chair Abey Oommen The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust 🏥 Re-recorded my USG IVA talk into a 35-minute video and thought I'd share it here... There's a knowledge quiz, suggested workshop and phantoms at the end for those wanting to teach. Hope others find it useful. Chris Yap youtube.com/watch?v=gVweJq…

We are looking for experienced Urgent Treatment Centre Practitioners (band 7) to work in the UTCs in STSFT. South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

New article: Exploring the role of advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) and their contribution to health services in England sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Prof Julian Barratt RN PhD Beverley Harden FCSP

🚨We have published a new statement with The Royal College of Radiologists on 'Emergency Computed Tomography scans and the use of Intravenous Iodinated Contrast Agents' See the joint statement and recommendations here: res.cloudinary.com/studio-republi…

Absolutely over the moon to recieve this result today. Successfully credentialed as and RCEM ACP (Adult). One of the toughest things I've done. #RCEMACP

Wow this is staggering to see! Even though I’ve worked through this and still do everyday, when you see it like this you really think … wow. Please share