Scottish Government/RCPE Press Release
14 December 2012
Reducing ward moves
Plans to reduce ‘boarding’ in Scotland’s hospitals
A plan has been put in place to address unnecessary patient moves in hospitals.
A new collaborative work programme between the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) and NHS Scotland will address the practice – known as ‘boarding’.
RCPE/NHS Kidney Care Press Release
21 November 2012
New UK-wide medical guidance published today will advise that by implementing a simple system of e-alerts, amongst other measures, the NHS could turn around a 40 year high level of patient deaths caused by acute kidney injury (AKI) and save up to 12,000 lives per year.
RCPE Press Release
07 September 2012
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Doctors will meet today at an event convened by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) [1] to consider how to improve diagnosis of patients with dementia, as it is estimated that up to 50% of patients with dementia in Scottish hospitals go undiagnosed.
RCPE Press Release
30 July 2012
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Mr Imran Khan, Pakistani politician and former international cricketer, received an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) at a ceremony in Edinburgh on 27 July 2012.
RCPE Press Release
12 June 2012
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New data produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) has shown that hospitals, which are regularly under pressure during the winter months, are now routinely transferring patients around the hospital all year round to cope with the number of medical patients. This is inappropriate, places patients at risk and is difficult for the medical teams caring for them.
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