Late night emergency consultants 'could save up to 600 lives a year'

- (Guardian.co.uk) - 1 months ago...

• Rapid diagnosis crucial for treating serious injuries • Government blamed for lack of 24-hour coverSix hundred lives a year could be saved if hospital services for those who suffer life-threatening injuries in accidents were better managed, the National Audit Office will say tomorrow.Many accidents and injuries happen at night and weekends, often to young people, when emergency consultants are not often at work. Without rapid diagnosis and treatment, people suffer serious disabiliti...