Royal College of Emergency Medicine The new pathway should mandate fewer scans than the preceding SBNS/BASS guideline (attached) as bilateral sciatica is no longer an indication for emergency MRI. The pathway was accompanied by a
The Royal College of Radiologists
document on extending OOH MRI provision: shorturl.at/pwyI9

This is what is needed and what doctors thought we were getting with PAs ⬇️

4⃣0⃣0⃣ NHS colleagues are now logging in to our SEDIT data tool every month… are you?
The SEDIT is our online repository of EM data, helping you evaluate your ED’s current demand, capacity, flow & outcomes, and target the cause of any issues
Get started▶️ gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk/sedit/

We must make sure that mental health is always included in the list of specialties that provide SDEC and “hot” clinic spaces. This will help to reduce the very long waits in EDs for patients with mental health problems. Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Royal College of Emergency Medicine

This is exactly why GIRFT for UEC calls general and acute beds a “dominant constraint” that makes good ED patient flow very difficult to achieve, if there are too few beds for the admission load of the hospital. Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Royal College of Emergency Medicine NHS England NHS Providers NHS Benchmarking

Good to be back at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust again today, and thanks to Jo Beer 🌈 and Mark for welcoming Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) UEC Team at this evening’s meeting. Really impressive engagement from clinicians across a wide range of specialties committed to improvements in the UEC pathway👍

And I was very honoured to receive a signed copy, Kaushi. Thank you very much.

The six steps cover:
1⃣Protecting SDEC capacity and function
2⃣Best practice for ward rounds and handover
3⃣Pharmacy
4⃣Access to diagnostics
5⃣Workforce optimisation
6⃣Access to AHPs and acute frailty services
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NEW!
We’ve pinpointed 6⃣ vital steps acute hospitals can take to help improve flow during the winter.
Read and download our new ‘Six To Help Fix’ guidance w/ SAM (SAM Online) to see what you might be able to work on:
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So very true, Adrian.

👏🌟🎖️Huge congratulations this morning to our radiology lead, Dr Giles Maskell, on being made an OBE.

We can’t think of anyone more deserving of the honour, awarded for services to diagnostic radiology.

Enjoy your celebrations, Giles!

#KingsBirthdayHonours
The Royal College of Radiologists

4⃣0⃣0⃣ registrations for our SEDIT webinar!

An online depository of emergency medicine data, the SEDIT supports systems and trusts to understand the complex dynamic between demand, capacity, flow and outcomes.

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🆕 #GIRFT WEBINAR

'Getting started with the Summary Emergency Department Indicator Table ( #SEDIT )'

🗓️ 24/05
⌚️ 12:30 - 13:30

Join Chris Moulton and #ED colleagues for this informative, data-driven session.

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I was particularly struck by discussions around internal demand ie demand created by organisations due to poor processes or poor IT to name a couple. What could we do to minimise this? It would surely be a boost to our workforce and improve patient care. #tacklingharmtogether

Alternatives to ED (A-tED) / Alternatives to Admission (A-tA) offer a robust scoring system to support systems and trusts manage demand across emergency departments and urgent care services.

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Chris Moulton
#emergencymedicine #ED #NHS

🆕 #GIRFT and the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) programme have developed a user-friendly improvement tool to support health and care systems with local #ED challenges:
🟥Alternatives to ED (A-tED)
🟥Alternatives to Admission (A-tA)

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Chris Moulton

🔟days to go!

'The new GIRFT national pathway for patients with suspected cauda equina syndrome'.

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🚨Working in #EM or in an #ED and want to support your decision making?

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Join over 3⃣8⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ users making use of improved access to KPIs and metrics.

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This month, #GIRFT is encouraging #NHS colleagues working in emergency medicine and departments ( #EM and #ED ) to register for our #SEDIT platform. 📊

Helping you to manage demand, capacity, flow and outcomes through data-led insights. 🚨

Get started👇
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Thank you, Ned. That is great to hear. SEDIT version 5 is on its way and will have lots more improvements.