A clinical analysis of the emergency medicine workforce crisis.
Workforce crises in medicine can be devastating for a specialty, patients and professionals. Emergency medicine and general practice are currently affected but other acute specialties are showing early signs and symptoms of the condition. While symptomatic treatments are helpful, recognition and treatment of the causes is critical.
Consultant in Emergency Medicine in the Department of Emergency Medicine, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF.
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Reynard
Ruth
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Brown
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