How can emergency clinicians protect their sleep around night shifts? This 2015 discussion explores the sleeping environment, preparation and recovery, breaks during a shift and the risks of travelling home tired, encouraging readers to reflect on how fatigue affects their health and performance.
Liz Crowe explores the question grieving people often ask: ‘Am I normal?’ Written to accompany her podcast with Iain Beardsell, this reflection describes the varied, unpredictable experience of loss and the importance of connection, gentleness towards yourself and seeking help when needed.
Are emergency departments giving people with mental health problems the attention and compassion they need? This 2015 reflection challenges dismissive attitudes, considers assessment and follow-up for adults and children, and argues that stretched services do not remove the responsibility to treat patients with dignity and respect.
A personal playlist for the walk back to the car after a demanding emergency department shift. From difficult resuscitations to the relief of returning to family life, this companion to Car Park Five explores how music can mark the transition from work to the world outside.
Emergency Department Management
A 2014 video introduction to emergency medicine training in the East Midlands. This short post celebrates the variety of work and training opportunities in the specialty, sharing the film as an invitation to consider a career in UK emergency medicine.
What did the 2014 GMC training survey reveal about emergency medicine? This analysis compares satisfaction across trainee groups, explores the limits of rankings and small samples, and asks how departments can use feedback to improve induction, teaching and working conditions rather than simply defend their scores.
Practical perspectives on trauma care and team leadership.
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