Urgent, emergency and acute demand
Unfilled vacancies in urgent, emergency and acute settings impact on the A&ICM workforce. This is accentuated by an increase in demand due to factors such as perceived or actual reductions in coverage of out-of-hours in primary care, as patients go to A&E at night, which puts pressure on A&E services. Due to staffing pressures and requirements for consultant-to-consultant cover, combined with an A&ICM generalist skill set, A&ICM are the best-suited roles to cover urgent, emergency and acute pathways.
Related Sectors Related Specialities
- Healthcare
- Allied health professionals
- General practitioners
- Hospital doctors
- Management & leadership
Related Themes Related Projects
Proposed workforce impact
- An increase in demand is possible
- .This may cause an expansion of roles.
Sources or references
- Future Hospital Commission (not published)
Additional research questions
- How will the Future Hospital Commission affect the roles required in these settings?
- If this expanded role becomes the norm, how will it affect the popularity of the specialties?
Some of the information in this section is provided by stakeholders and expert groups, and does not necessarily represent the views of the CfWI.
