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Dr. Ian Higginson

Dr. Ian Higginson

Emergency Medicine & Quality Safety

Whittington Health NHS Trust

Consultant in emergency medicine; vice-president of Royal College of Emergency Medicine highlighting corridor care issues.


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Dr. Ian Higginson

Dr Ian Higginson is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at University Hospitals Plymouth and the President-Elect (2025) of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, having served as Vice President with national leadership on ED crowding and workforce sustainability.

Clinical & system interests: Patient-flow and crowding mitigation, paediatric EM interfaces, quality improvement and sustainable careers in emergency care.

Pre-hospital & community: Voluntary BASICS Devon pre-hospital clinician with interests in rural response and community resuscitation.

Policy & advocacy: Leads national campaigns on safety, four-hour metrics, clinically led triage and capacity planning, with regular public and professional briefings.

Education & mentorship: Associate Professor roles and long-standing contribution to EM training, appraisal and wellbeing.

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