What can we learn from a winter of sustained ED pressures?
Abstract
We are now just emerging from a winter of sustained pressures. Many teams encountered a perfect storm of increased demand, rising acuity, complex discharge pathways, persistent delayed transfers of care and workforce gaps compounded by fatigue.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Emergency and Acute Care Studies
Nursing education and management
Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Emergency Nurse
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 5–5
- Publication date
- 3 March 2026
- Language
- EN