Overcrowding in the emergency department, with Dr. Adrian Boyle and Prof. Ellen Weber

<p>A special bonus podcast this time, on the perennial issue of crowding. Rick and Sarah are joined by Royal College of Emergency Medicine president Dr. Adrian Boyle, and EMJ's editor-in-chief Prof. Ellen Weber. They address recent evidence for crowding's harmful impact, the arm-twisting needed to shape policy, how it shapes patient confidence, and what the future of crowding looks like.</p> <p> </p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href='https://emj.bmj.com/content/39/3/168'>Association between delays to patient admission from the emergency department and all-cause 30-day mortality</a></li> <li><a href='https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2024/07/30/emermed-2023-213751'>Being a patient in a crowded emergency department: a qualitative service evaluation</a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>The EMJ podcast is hosted by:</p> <p>Dr. Richard Body, EMJ Deputy Editor, University of Manchester, UK (<a href='https://twitter.com/richardbody'>@richardbody</a>)</p> <p>Dr. Sarah Edwards, EMJ Social Media Editor, Lei...