Emergency department
Medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine
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An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of patients who present without prior appointment; either by their own means or by that of an ambulance. The emergency department is usually found in a hospital or other primary care center.
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March 'busiest month on record' for A&E departmentsThere were 2.35 million attendances in accident and emergency (A&E) departments across England in March - the highest since records began since August 2010.Sky News - Published | |
Hundreds of patients a week in England may have died unnecessarily due to waits at A&EMore than 250 patients a week in England may have died unnecessarily last year due to very long waits for a bed in A&E, new estimates suggest.Sky News - Published | |
Car crashes into A&E department in TexasA car has crashed into an A&E department in Texas - killing one person and injuring five others.Sky News - Published | |
A&Es seeing rise in people with sore throats, backache, insomnia and coughsA&E departments are seeing a rise in people attending with sore throats, insomnia, coughs and earaches, adding more pressure to the health system.Sky News - Published | |
Almost 400,000 patients spend 24 hours or more in A&E, figures showTwenty-four hours in A&E is now "no longer a documentary", leading medics have warned, as figures show almost 400,000 patients spent a day or more in an emergency department in England last year.Sky News - Published | |
Cardiac arrest patients should be taken to nearest A&E, study suggestsPeople whose hearts have stopped should be taken to their nearest emergency department rather than a specialist cardiac arrest centre, a study suggests.Sky News - Published | |
More than 23,000 died in A&E in England last year, data obtained by Labour shows More than 23,000 died in A&E in England last year, figures obtained by Labour show.Sky News - Published | |
Around 23,000 excess deaths in 2022 were 'linked to A&E waits' Long A&E waits contributed to 23,000 excess deaths in 2022, a study by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has suggested.Sky News - Published | |
Worst region in England revealed for handover times from ambulances to A&E Patients in the South West of England are having to wait nearly three and a half times longer to get out of ambulances and into A&E compared to the national average.Sky News - Published | |
Record number of ambulances queue at A&E as NHS comes under increasing pressureAlmost half of ambulance crews were delayed by more than half an hour dropping off patients at England's A&E departments in the week to New Year's Day, new figures reveal.Sky News - Published | |
Tamar Braxton Rushed to Hospital with Bad FluTamar Braxton went from the mall to the ER in less than a day ... rushed by ambulance to the hospital after waving the white flag to the flu. Tamar posted she "needed oxygen cause I thought God was..TMZ.com - Published | |
'Don't take it out on us': Medics ask frustrated A&E patients to show more understanding At Barnet Hospital new winter pressures pile onto a workforce that has already weathered so many storms.Sky News - Published | How nurses' strike will impact A&E and other NHS services - and which hospitals are affectedNHS nurses are striking today in a dispute with the government over pay and patient safety.Sky News - Published |
NHS waiting list hits record high of 7.2 million people The number of people waiting more than four hours in A&E, and those waiting to start routine hospital treatment, have both reached new record highs.Sky News - Published | More than 1,000 waiting over 12 hours in A&E every day More than 1,000 people are waiting more than 12 hours in A&E departments every day, according to a new report.Sky News - Published |
NHS boss's husband drove her to A&E with suspected stroke amid concern over ambulance delays An NHS boss's husband drove her to A&E with a suspected stroke after he'd heard her "lamenting ambulance delays".Sky News - Published | Vulnerable people turning to A&E because they feel they have nowhere else to go, study finds Vulnerable people are turning to hospital A&E because they feel they have nowhere else to go, according to new research by the British Red Cross.Sky News - Published |
A&E to ward bed waiting time at its longest ever, NHS England data showsThe time it takes to get patients from accident and emergency to a ward bed - a key indicator of hospital pressure - is at its longest ever, according to latest data from NHS England.Sky News - Published | Use 111 online service before going to A&E for non-life-threatening care, NHS boss says The public is being urged to use the NHS 111 website before going to A&E for urgent but non-life-threatening medical problems.Sky News - Published |
