A&E Perspective

• COVID-19 A&E Perspective: Iceberg Ahoy Dr Dan O'Carroll reflects on increasing pressures on emergency departments as COVID-19 cases rise.
  Medscape UK, October 16, 2020
• 'Magic Money Tree' & Resetting EDs Dr Dan O'Carroll reflects on extra money to bolster emergency departments in England and the need for a 'reset'.
  Medscape UK, August 14, 2020
• Not Another NHS Reorganisation? Dr Dan O'Carroll reflects on reports of a post-COVID-19 reorganisation of the NHS in England.
  Medscape UK, July 17, 2020
• A&E Perspective: COVID-19 — What Next? As the UK seems to be coming through the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the population and the NHS are wondering what happens next? Dr Dan O'Carroll joins the conversation.
  Medscape UK, May 18, 2020
• COVID-19: UK Emergency Department Diary Part 2 Dr Dan O'Carroll on why he's never been prouder to work for the NHS.
  Medscape UK, April 12, 2020
• COVID-19: UK Emergency Department Diary Dr Dan O'Carroll reflects on the unfolding coronavirus crisis from his emergency department.
  Medscape UK, March 23, 2020
• COVID-19 'Delay Phase': Summers Aren’t What They Used to Be Dr Dan O'Carroll reflects on the latest coronavirus tactics to delay the peak of cases to the summer months.
  Medscape UK, March 13, 2020
• COVID-19 in A&E: Conflicting Advice Dr Dan O'Carroll gives insights into the effect of coronavirus confusion in emergency departments.
  Medscape UK, February 24, 2020
• A&E Perspective: Don't Panic! Dr Dan O'Carroll reflects on election promises and the worsening crisis in emergency medicine.
  Medscape UK, December 19, 2019
• Worst-Ever A&E Waiting Times on Election Agenda Dr Dan O'Carroll on how winter election campaigning has coincided with the worst ever emergency department performance times in England.
  Medscape UK, November 15, 2019
• Why Can't All Hospitals End A&E Corridor-Medicine? Ending 'corridor-medicine', 4-hour targets, and charging for A&E visits, were discussed at the RCEM Annual Scientific Conference in Gateshead.
  Medscape UK, October 15, 2019
• A&E Perspective: Heatwaves in the Emergency Department Dr Dan O'Caroll on the special challenges a summer heatwave brings to UK Emergency Departments.
  Medscape UK, August 16, 2019
• A&E Perspective: Decision Fatigue and Avoiding Burnout Have you been experiencing decision fatigue? Dr Dan O'Carroll explores this symptom of the year-round pressure in our emergency departments.
  Medscape UK, July 08, 2019
• A&E Perspective: Calling Time on Alcohol-Related Harms Dr Dan O'Carroll counts the cost of alcohol-related visits to emergency departments.
  Medscape UK, May 28, 2019
• A&E Perspective: We Need to Talk About Dying Too many chances are missed every day to talk to elderly and very frail patients about their end of life wishes rather than leaving it to emergency department staff, argues Dr Dan O'Carroll.
  Medscape UK, April 10, 2019
• A&E Perspective: Corridor Medicine, Changing Targets, & Groundhog Day Can changing A&E performance targets help eliminate 'corridor medicine'? Not without better staffing and resources, argues Dr Dan O'Carroll.
  Medscape UK, March 21, 2019
• A&E Perspective: Can We Trust England's 12-Hour Breach Statistics? Do England's Emergency Department waiting time figures stand up to scrutiny? Unfortunately not, argues Dr Dan O'Carroll.
  Medscape UK, February 28, 2019
• A&E Perspective: Experts? Who needs them? With NHS England planning to revisit A&E waiting targets, Dr Dan O'Carroll urges managers to listen to the experts.
  Medscape UK, February 04, 2019
• A&E Perspective: A View From the Other Side Back from holiday, Dr Dan O'Carroll gets a rare patient's view of emergency medicine as his father is taken to A&E.
  Medscape UK, January 17, 2019
• A&E Winter Perspective: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet Christmas and New year in A&E departments wasn't as bad as had been predicted, but when it comes to winter pressure, Dr Dan O'Carroll warns 'we ain't seen nothing yet'.
  Medscape UK, January 07, 2019