Inside the emergency department

Written By Clare Skinner

December 2007

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Emergency departments are under pressure. Chronic staff shortages, access block and other problems are increasingly affecting the ability of medical and nursing staff to treat patients

On 23 September 2007, The Age (Melbourne) reported a leaked letter to the Victorian Health Minister from Dr Andrew Buck, an emergency registrar, who described compromised patient care in the overcrowded and understaffed emergency department (ED) at Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne.1

Clare Skinner

Dr Clare Skinner is a specialist emergency physician with interests in leadership, advocacy, workplace culture, quality and safety, clinical redesign and health system reform. Her current areas of focus include transformation of the emergency department workforce, improving care of people with mental health symptoms, building positive culture in hospitals, and fostering diversity and inclusion in health services. Clare works as a clinician, manager and educator. She is a frequent contributor to academic journals, mainstream media and medical blogs on topics related to hospital practice and culture. Clare is a regular speaker at emergency medicine and leadership conferences and seminars. She was selected in the Top 50 Public Sector Women NSW in 2018.

https://clareskinner.com
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