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| A&E concerns: Edwin Poots hearing from staff at emergency care summit | |
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| Frontline accident and emergency staff are getting the chance to put their concerns to Stormont Health Minister Edwin Poots. | |
| The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is holding an emergency care summit in Belfast on Wednesday. | The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is holding an emergency care summit in Belfast on Wednesday. |
| Pressures on A&E services have been in the spotlight recently, with a major incident declared last month at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. | Pressures on A&E services have been in the spotlight recently, with a major incident declared last month at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. |
| Janice Smyth of the Royal College of Nursing said staff wanted action. | Janice Smyth of the Royal College of Nursing said staff wanted action. |
| "People understand that we've got a problem," she said. | "People understand that we've got a problem," she said. |
| "The college is absolutely clear about that. We do have a problem - it's not in the ED (Emergency Department), it's in the system, and we need to get that sorted out. | "The college is absolutely clear about that. We do have a problem - it's not in the ED (Emergency Department), it's in the system, and we need to get that sorted out. |
| "We are hoping today that there will be absolute recognition of that." | "We are hoping today that there will be absolute recognition of that." |
| The RCN's Garrett Martin said a wide range of issues were on the agenda. | The RCN's Garrett Martin said a wide range of issues were on the agenda. |
| "They'll be discussing the pressures that they've been working under, the demands in terms of the volume of patients they're being asked to deal with, the problems that staff are dealing with on a day-to-day basis," he said. | "They'll be discussing the pressures that they've been working under, the demands in terms of the volume of patients they're being asked to deal with, the problems that staff are dealing with on a day-to-day basis," he said. |
| "It's really an opportunity for the minister to hear first-hand from those staff the issues that they have to deal with every day." | "It's really an opportunity for the minister to hear first-hand from those staff the issues that they have to deal with every day." |