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Letter to the Editor
The economics of appliance—a study of appliance loan in accident and emergency departments
  1. Chikezie Dean Okereke1,
  2. Melanie Kavanagh2,
  3. John Sloan3
  1. 1Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Saint James's University Hospital, Leeds
  2. 2Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, The General Infirmary at Leeds
  3. 3Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, The General Infirmary at Leeds
  1. Correspondence to: Mr Chikezie Dean Okereke, 34 Long Causeway, Adel, Leeds LS16 8EQ, UK (chikezieo{at}hotmail.com)

https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.18.6.523

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    Editor,—It is common experience for all staff who work in accident and emergency (A&E) that appliances such as crutches, walking sticks, knee splints and frames can be in short supply. One of the results of this is that patients can be denied appliances out of hours. Also loss of these appliances may lead to increasing hospital costs. Emerg Med J …

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