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Missed medication in A&E is putting patients at risk, doctors warn
BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r714 (Published 08 April 2025) Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r714
- Elisabeth Mahase
- The BMJ
Patients in hospital emergency departments are being put at risk because they are not getting time critical medication (TCM) for chronic conditions such as diabetes and Parkinson’s disease on time, says a report by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.1
Analysis of data from 136 UK emergency departments on patients with diabetes or Parkinson’s disease who take certain TCM such as insulin injections …
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