title: Professional issues in emergency medicine: UK perspective.
abstract: The present paper describes the history, the professional development and current state of the specialty of emergency medicine in the UK, and outlines the role of parent bodies that administer the specialty.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, UK. geoff.hughes@salisbury.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Geoffrey
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D003406:Credentialing / Q000458:organization & administration; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom