Clinical Effectiveness Committee
The Clinical Effectiveness Committee (CEC) is focussed on achieving a consistently high standard of care in all UK Emergency Departments, placing the specialty firmly at the centre of the current “quality agenda”. This will ensure that Emergency Departments continue to receive the resources they need, and are recognised for excellence in clinical care as well as time standards.
The committee aims to provide regular information and useful communications to Emergency Departments, supporting clinical quality and service improvement, providing guidance and administering relevant national audits.
Professor Jonathan Benger (Chair, Clinical Effectiveness Committee, CEM)
Objectives
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To develop and review Evidence Based Guidelines for the speciality of Emergency Medicine
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To develop Consensus Based Good Practice Statements for the speciality of Emergency Medicine
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To set and monitor standards of Clinical Care, Best Practice and Clinical Procedures in Emergency Departments
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To produce audit tools for Emergency Departments that will encourage uniform data collection and enable audit to be conducted in a systematic way
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To develop and disseminate patient safety strategies for the speciality of Emergency Medicine
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To develop and maintain the clinical effectiveness section of the College website
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To advise the NHS, DOH and other relevant organisations regarding the IT requirements for emergency medicine both nationally and locally.
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To advise the NHS, DOH, CQC, the Royal Colleges and other national bodies who have an interest in the quality of care and risk management in Emergency Departments.
Structure
The work of the CEC is split between 5 subcommittees. Please click on the links below for more information:
Resources
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About the Committee
Click on the links below for more information about the function and structure of the committee: