ACP Royal Hospital ED, Belfast

Joined April 2014
Another fantastic BETA (Belfast Elderly Trauma Assessment) course wrapped up in @BelfastTrust @bealnamulla1 @oonaghmurray @nadinesara30 #silvertrauma
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Amazing opportunity to join a great team @BelfastTrust Emergency Medicine as junior clinical fellow. Great case mix, loads of support and amazing opportunity during non clinical time! Check out jobs.hscni.net/Job/10060/718…
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With the final quarter’s data to hand we can see that a staggering 46447 patients spent > 12 hours in our EDs in NI in 2019/20. This is a year on year increase of 83%. @VP_NI_RCEM @RCollEM
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It helps me to remember
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“We drove for half an hour to see if I could drive safely” 🤣🤣
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The Emergency Department at the Royal Victoria Hospital has measures in place to ensure safety of patients and staff. Please follow these measures. Please remember that ED is for emergencies. Other services are available Find out more nidirect.gov.uk/articles/how…
Our RVH Emergency Department is currently extremely busy. Please only attend the department if you are in need of emergency treatment and follow social distancing guidelines.
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Any return to crowded A&Es of past will lead to disaster, says Royal College of Emergency Medicine belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
SAFETY FLASH: All that glitters... things to remember during the COVID pandemic. - Alternative diagnoses - Multiple diagnoses - Late presentations rcem.ac.uk/docs/Safety%20Res… #Safety #Alert #COVID19 @emmaredfern5 @RCEMpresident
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"From an infection control point of view we definitely can't go back to the days where we are seeing 1,000 people waiting on trolley in a corridor for a bed somewhere else in the hospital." @VP_Scot_RCEM on why the NHS can’t go back to how it was: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-5…
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Hi all. Looking forward to seeing many of you on the zoom chat on the 6th May. Dr Henderson will join us for covid-19 update. Dr Ruth Brown will represent the credentialing panel. Please contact RCEM if you have not received your log in details @RCollEM @RCEMACPForum
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My ICU is covid free! We still have over 100% capacity with icu patients on our HDU but this has made me really happy! Well done everyone. @StockportICU @StockportNHS
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RCUK are deeply concerned by Public Health England (PHE)’s continued insistence on designating chest compressions as non Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGPs). Read our latest statement (published 20 April 2020): bit.ly/2XPI80s
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Letter to The Guardian I have nothing to add. #shame #COVID2019 #Corona
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GP services and most EDs are operating as normal. If you have a sick child ,don’t take risks. Seek help. @setrust @BelfastTrust @healthdpt @WesternHSCTrust @publichealthni @NHSCTrust @SouthernHSCT @BMA_NI buff.ly/3aNWRww
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Our lovely friend Liz who passed away on Friday with Covid 19 dedicated to her job she will be sadly missed RIP Liz stay safe everyone ❤️
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Not sure who made this but 👍
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A fantastic guid for the challenging conversations we are all going to be having in the coming weeks and months. #SundayThoughts #coronavirus #Covid_19 #staysafe #nurse – at Paddington, London
Here’s a short guide to compassionate phone communication and sharing uncertainty during COVID-19 that myself and colleagues developed (thanks to @jimfieldsmith for design input). Please use and share widely. @WestMidHospital @ChelwestFT @drkathrynmannix #covid19UK #pallicovid
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Be each other’s Piglet for the the days ahead ❤️🌈 #stayhome #staysafe #weareinthistogether
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