KGH Library Service

26/02/2026

19/02/2026

Acute appendicitis can present with symptoms such as abdominal pain, fever, nausea, and vomiting.

😷 Most patients are treated surgically with an appendicectomy.

🚑 Some patients may have a perforated appendix and require emergency treatment.

🔗 Click on the link to find out more about this topic ➡️ https://bit.ly/3MidY1w

13/02/2026

Ever wondered how aging changes the way you move and feel?

The library has the GERT Age Simulation Suit, offering a practical way to build empathy and have a better understanding of the everyday barriers older adults face.

Available for loan now

12/02/2026

📱📚 Explore Our New eBooks! 📚📱

A wide range of eBooks are available for you to download and read on any device.

To get started, simply scan the QR code or use the link below and sign in with your OpenAthens account:

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If you don’t have an OpenAthens account yet, you can quickly create one here:

🔗 Register for OpenAthens:
https://openathens.nice.org.uk/

Your OpenAthens login gives you access to all our electronic resources.

11/02/2026

New in BMJ Best Practice 🚨

The NICE Summary Page gives you key NICE recommendations for diagnosis & management right inside condition topics.

Less searching and faster clinical decisions.

https://bit.ly/45UQ1E6

11/02/2026

11/02/2026

📌 Understanding corridor and escalation area care in 165 UK emergency departments: a multicentre cross-sectional snapshot study

🔗 https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2025/12/27/emermed-2025-215301

We’re pleased to share a landmark multicentre study led by the RCEM Trainee Emergency Research Network (TERN) that provides the most comprehensive national snapshot to date of escalation area and corridor care across UK emergency departments.

📊 Key outcomes from this national study:

• Across 165 UK type 1 EDs, 10 042 patients (17.7%) were receiving care in escalation areas — spaces outside the usual clinical footprint such as corridors, waiting rooms, repurposed clinical areas and doubled-up cubicles — at five snapshot points in March 2025.

• The proportion of patients in escalation areas ranged over time from ~15.5% to over 21%, with the highest use at the end of a clinical night shift.

• Non-clinical spaces (including corridors and waiting rooms) consistently made up the majority of escalation area care, representing over half of the patients in these settings.

• ED occupancy pressures were stark: occupancy ranged from about 1.0 to 2.4 patients per cubicle, and up to 26% of sites had no resuscitation cubicles available at certain snapshots — raising patient safety concerns.

• Patients awaiting an inpatient bed consistently outnumbered those in escalation areas, highlighting flow and discharge challenges as central contributors to corridor care.

• Both paediatric patients and those with mental health presentations were found to be receiving care in escalation areas across all snapshots, despite national guidance recommending against it.

• The proportion of patients in escalation care varied regionally, with the highest rates observed in Northern Ireland and lower rates in parts of south-west England.

📌 Why this matters:

This study demonstrates that escalation area care, including corridor care, is not an occasional exception but a routine part of emergency practice across much of the UK, despite national guidance stating it should be avoided.

Providing safe, high-quality care in spaces not designed for clinical observation or treatment presents significant challenges for patient dignity, monitoring and staff workflow. The findings underscore the urgent need for system-level solutions focused on improving patient flow, reducing inpatient boarding times and expanding capacity.

👉 Read the full article for detailed methodology, outcomes and suggestions for future research — and join the conversation on how we can translate this evidence into better emergency care practice.

11/02/2026

https://www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safety-investigations/the-impact-of-staff-fatigue-on-patient-safety/investigation-report/

We would like to thank the staff, NHS trusts, and organisations who engaged with the investigation for their openness and willingness to discuss and support improvements relating to staff fatigue and patient safety.

11/02/2026

https://www.bayes.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2025/december/better-line-managers-would-substantially-reduce-nhs-staff-quits-research-finds

A single-point increase in NHS Survey perception of managers lowers staff intention to leave by 17 percentage points, according to new academic research.

10/02/2026

E-Journal of the Month is Heart ♥️

For full text articles dating from 2005 to present date. Access here 👇

https://browzine.com/libraries/2778/journals/18133/issues/current?sort=title