RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Strategic planning and response to COVID-19 in a London emergency department
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 567
OP 570
DO 10.1136/emermed-2020-209797
VO 37
IS 9
A1 Kerrie Whitwell
A1 Rachel Maynard
A1 Natalia Barry
A1 Victoria Cowling
A1 Tara Sood
YR 2020
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/37/9/567.abstract
AB For many of us in emergency medicine, rising to the challenge of the COVID-19 crisis will be the single most exciting and challenging episode of our careers. Lessons have been learnt on how to make quick and effective changes without being hindered by the normal restraints of bureaucracy. Changes that would normally have taken months to years to implement have been successfully introduced over a period of several weeks. Although we have managed these changes largely by command and control, compassionate leadership has identified leaders within our team and paved the way for the future. This article covers the preparation and changes made in response to COVID-19 in a London teaching hospital.