Ep 288 - Training Reform, Trauma Leadership, AI on the Shop Floor and more (November/December 2025)

You’re about to hear a conversation that ranges widely — from training reform and trauma leadership to ondansetron, paracetamol protocols, and artificial intelligence.

But it isn’t really about any single topic - It’s about where emergency medicine is heading. And whether we are ready for it.

This is our November and December 2025 round-up, and revisits the blog posts from the end of last year. A pause. A reset. A chance to look again at ideas that still matter on shift.

We explore

The Medical Education Training Review and what it might mean for emergency medicine in the UK

Flexibility, bottlenecks, and the portfolio route

Why culture and team matter more than workload alone

Trauma Team Leader tips — from missed wounds to managing presence in the room

Ondansetron in paediatric gastroenteritis — symptom control or over-medicalisation?

The SNAP protocol for paracetamol overdose in children

How long it can take for good data to become everyday practice

AI in the consultation room — and what happens when patients arrive with ChatGPT