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Mark Buchanan

Emergency Medicine Consultant, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Mark Buchanan is an adult and paediatric emergency medicine consultant working in Arrowe Park Hospital, part of Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. 

Mark is an ambassador for our Interface Improvement Programme for teams working at the boundaries of acute emergency departments and mental health.

He has developed an interest in improving care given to adults and children attending the emergency department in a mental health crisis and is the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Mental Health Sub-Committee chair, having worked on projects with NHS England, Health Education England and the Department of Health and Social Care.