Major trauma in the older adult population is on the rise. Once a patient falls, the odds of preventable mortality increase with age.

In this edition we look at paediatric appendicitis - the most common cause of acute abdomen in children.

In this edition we look at the problem of access block, a major barrier to delivering safe and timely care to patients in hospitals

In our first edition we look at deaths due to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.

Welcome to our fourth and final edition of the Clinical Communiqué, for 2020, a year like no other.

Now more than ever, we need to talk about health care worker safety.