"Timothy J Coats (SURG) 7728" wrote:
> My understanding of the current situation is that the 'Way Ahead'
> document contains a range for the projected number of consultants
> in A&E in the UK.
No. It gave a sinlge recommended number for different sizes of
departments based on the number of new A&E attendances per annum.
For those who want to check the document is available on the BAEM
website
as a pdf file.
> It looks like SWAG has taken the lower of these figures (those
> involved may correct me!).
SWAG took the only available figure.
> The debate nationally will hinge on the predictions about the likely
> future size of the A&E Consultant body.
Absolutely. This is the key.
--
Andrew
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Andrew Hobart FRCS FFAEM
Birmingham
(Member of the working party which wrote the Way Ahead 1998 and member
of
SWAG 1996-1998)
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