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The College, supported by its Royal Patron, Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, advances education and research in Emergency Medicine. It sets training standards, administers examinations for Fellowship and Membership, and recommends trainees for CCT. Committed to high-quality patient care, the College sets and monitors emergency department standards and provides expert policy guidance on Emergency Medicine
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RCEM Responds to Lord Mann report into antisemitism and other forms of racism in the NHS
04/06/2026 – Dr Ian Higginson, RCEM President, responds to Lord Mann report.
Reusable tourniquets and reduced kidney dish use: Wyong Hospital’s GreenED International Bronze award highlights
The ED at Wyong Hospital in New South Wales, Australia, took part in RCEM’s GreenED International pilot programme and was one of nine sites to achieve a Bronze award.
Parkinson’s and diabetes patients only received half of their live-saving medications in A&E last year
03/06/2026 – Too many patients are missing out on their life-saving prescription drugs, or being given them late, in Emergency Departments – and hospital overcrowding is making the problem worse.
‘Concrete action’ on A&E overcrowding in Scotland needed as waiting time records broken yet again
02/06/2026 – The newly re-elected Scottish Government must show that it is serious about tackling overcrowding in Emergency Departments – as A&E waiting time records continue to be broken.
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