We have successfully been running with a Consultant presence in day-time (0900-1700) in the admissions area for a number of years. The recent NCEPOD report – an Acute Problem, criticised the lack of Consultant input into care of patients being transferred to Critical care areas out of hours. The DoH Hospital at Night project has suggested extending the normal working day into the twilight shift.
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Abstracts from the Society for Acute Medicine: Spring meeting
19th February 2016
PMID: 21655505
| Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|
| NDC Sturrock | Department of Medicine, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust |
| SJ Bowler | Department of Medicine, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust |
| W Sunman | Department of Medicine, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust |
| A Burns | Department of Medicine, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust |
Abstracts from the Society for Acute Medicine: Spring meeting
Cite this article as:
Sturrock ND, Bowler SJ, Sunman W, Burns A. Abstracts from the Society for Acute Medicine: Spring meeting. Acute Med. 2006;5(1):29-32. PMID: 21655505.
