2026 PE Guidelines
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is one of those diagnoses that finds its way into a lot of differential diagnoses. In the era of reasonably easy-but-occasionally-argue-with-radiologist to get CTPAs, the diagnosis has increased. An […]
Emergency Department Management
All of the St Emlyn’s Blog and Podcast content that relates to the management of the Emergency Department.
Design as repair: what Emergency Medicine can learn (and why it is so hard)
The NHS drowns in innovation whilst repair work goes unsupported. Why Bronson’s Design as Repair framework matters for emergency medicine.
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Looking Back from 2038: How We Fixed Emergency Medicine
How we transformed emergency medicine by 2038: AI, virtual EDs, and culture change. A powerful retrospective for healthcare leaders.
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The Urgent & Emergency Care Plan 2025/26: Evolution, Promise & Challenges
Analysis of NHS UEC plan 2025/26: key changes from previous iterations, strengths and weaknesses, plus core strategies for successful implementation
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Self-Organised Criticality: Why your ED is like a Sand Pile
Emergency departments (EDs) often seem to shift from calm to crisis in an instant. Why? This article explores ED crowding through the lens of complexity science and self-organised criticality, explaining how minor changes—like a few extra patients—can trigger disproportionate chaos.
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Paediatric Emergencies Update 2024 – Noosa Day 2 & 3
ENT emergencies, extended duty of care and the medicolegal implications of being vicariously injured, sodium balance and regulation, neuroradiology and disaster and counter-terrorism medicine
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RCEM Conference 2025: Reflections from Day 3
RCEM 2025 Day 3 explored mental health, autism, palliative care, high-intensity users, and modern transfusion and diabetes management in the ED.
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Podcast – Care in the Hot Zone with Claire Park at Tactical Trauma 2024
Emergency medicine is shaped by our ability to respond effectively to both routine cases and extreme, high-stakes incidents. While civilian incidents dominate prehospital care, the intersection of civilian and military
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