We work to ensure high quality care for patients by setting and monitoring standards of care in emergency departments, as well as providing expert guidance and advice on policy to relevant bodies on matters relating to Emergency Medicine.
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The College is established to advance education and research in Emergency Medicine. The College is responsible for setting standards of training and administering examinations in Emergency Medicine for the award of Fellowship and Membership of the College as well as recommending trainees for CCT in Emergency Medicine. The College works to ensure high quality care by setting and monitoring standards of care, and providing expert guidance and advice on policy to relevant bodies on matters relating to Emergency Medicine.
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Kaizen is a platform that allows RCEM members with the appropriate category, to create a learning record that provides actual evidence of achievement.
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Welcome to RCEMLearning.
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The College’s Membership and Fellowship examinations are a key component of the programme of assessment in Emergency Medicine.
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Spring CPD Conference - 29 – 31 March 2022. Register your interest for the Spring CPD Conference, taking place as a face-to-face event in Bournemouth 2022, with online elements for those who wish to attend virtually.
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We've launched #CountMeIn - our campaign to ensure we are fully representing our members - and are asking all members to fill in their demographic pro...
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National recruitment in Emergency Medicine is delivered by Health Education England, supported by the EM Heads of Schools who sit on the RCEM Training...
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Dr. Khaled Abdul Ghaffar, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, received the work of the Minister of Health and Population and a d...
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This report identifies ongoing concerns which include staffing shortages, overcrowding, workforce burnout, bullying and harassment, time to train and ...
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Becton Dickinson Blood Specimen Collection
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RCEM has worked closely with our exam delivery partner, Pearson VUE, to introduce new booking windows for all MRCEM & FRCEM written exams.
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Together with The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) we (RCEM) have developed www.ukraineclinicalguidance.com, a website filled wit...
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For the avoidance of doubt: we are aware of recent comments on social media regarding ACPs in Emergency Medicine. The Royal College of Emergency Medic...
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It is with deep sorrow that the Royal College of Emergency Medicine announces the death of its former President, Dr Clifford Mann OBE. Dr Mann died pe...
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We've launched the next round of our PhD Fellowship Scheme. Applications are invited from EM trainees from CT1 and above before 21 January 2022.
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Healthcare workers and healthcare facilities in Ukraine must be protected.
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We are launching our Winter Appeal today to support our Emergency Medicine colleagues in Uganda, who urgently need support.
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On Monday 16 May, we informed 50 candidates who sat the March 2022 FRCEM SBA examination that a fault occurred with our examination system, which resu...
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Over the past five years hospital admissions for eating disorders have risen by 84%. Hospital admissions of children and adolescents for eating disord...
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Joint statement by RCEM, RCPCH and RCPsych The Royal Colleges of Emergency Medicine, Paediatrics and Child Health, and Psychiatrists recognise the ...
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Dr Asif Malik has been appointed as East Midlands Regional Chair for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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Dr James Gagg has been appointed as South West Regional Chair for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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Why Emergency Department Crowding matters
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RCEM’s Annual Scientific Conference is a highlight of the year for many of our members, and a lot of work goes into its planning. However, the dates ...
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Outlines the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s (RCEM) system wide plan to improve patient care.
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This year we have two categories - the Research Essay Prize and the Quality Improvement Essay Prize. Find out more here.
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Following stories about the use of tents outside EDs to enable ambulance offloads, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and the College of Paramedi...
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The launch of RespectED, an anti-bullying campaign that aims to raise awareness of toxic behaviour in EDs.
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RCEM & NPIS guidelines on antidote availability for Emergency Departments - 2021 Update.
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Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, has been awarded an MBE for services to Emergency Medicine during the pa...
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Voting for one of three candidates for College President is now open. Vote before 25 February.
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Dr Katherine Henderson’s term in office as President comes to an end at the AGM in the autumn of 2022, and as such we are now seeking nominations for ...
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Applications are invited from all College members and fellows for the Spring 2022 RCEM Research Grants. Apply before 7 March 2022.
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On 3 April 2022, five RCEM runners were among the 12,000 runners who ran 13.1 miles around the streets of London in the fifth edition of the London La...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine recently experienced a technical fault that led to a small number of candidates being incorrectly informed tha...
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EMSAS has produced a statement on Specialist Doctor appointments in EM, the aim of which is to provide some guidance regarding job descriptions for t...
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We’ve launched the second round of the RCEM TERN Fellowship scheme, which will fund 50% of the successful applicant’s time over a two-year period.
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In this month's guest blog, EMTA Committee Chair talks about the importance of trainees giving feedback in the annual EMTA survey.
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Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (January – March 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Dr Paul...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for April 2022, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Ro...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland, Dr John Thomson, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medi...
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Responding to the Health and Care Bill, which received Royal Assent today to become the Health and Care Act 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, Vice President of t...
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Spiking is a nasty crime that can cause serious distress and harm to victims and cause lasting damage to their mental and in some cases physical healt...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medici...
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Responding to the latest weekly Emergency Department performance figures in Scotland Dr John Thomson, Vice President of The Royal College of Emergency...
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Responding to publication of Urgent and Emergency Care performance figures for March 2022 by NHS England, Dr Ian Higginson, Vice President of The Roya...
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The latest regional monthly performance figures published by NHS England for March 2022 for the South East show: - There were 308,062 attendances at ...
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The latest monthly Emergency Department (Major EDs) performance figures for Scotland for February 2022 show: • There were 95,692 attendances • Four...
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The latest Winter Sitrep data for the week ending 27 March show: • There were 79,588 ambulance arrivals, 2.7% less than the previous week. • More th...
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The British Social Attitudes Survey by Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund found that overall satisfaction with the NHS fell to 36 per cent “an unprece...
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The latest weekly update (w/e 20 March 2022) of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics show: • There were 25,506 attendances in w...
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Responding to reports that AI software will be rolled out to NHS Trusts to predict daily A&E admissions Dr Ian Higginson, Vice President of the Royal ...
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Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “We welcome these reports as learning opportunities to reduce the...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for February 2022 published by the Welsh government show: • There were 56,101 attendances at majo...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is delighted to announce that Dr Adrian Boyle has been elected as its next President. Dr Adrian Boyle is an ...
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Responding to the Public Accounts Committee report, in which The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is referenced, Dr Katherine Henderson, President ...
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The latest weekly update of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics show: • There were 24,920 attendances, the highest since week ...
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Reacting to the tragedies unfolding in Ukraine including the attacks on medical facilities and hospitals, Gordon Miles, Chief Executive Officer of the...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for February 2022 show: • There were 1,205,216 attendances at major Emer...
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Commenting on changes made to the NHS Standard Contract 2022/23 in response to consultation feedback, President of the Royal college of Emergency Medi...
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The latest A&E activity and waiting times for major Emergency Departments in Scotland for January 2022 show: • 73.7% of attendances were seen and re...
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Responding to the launch of the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives national campaign #WorkWithoutFear Mrs Lisa Munro-Davies, Vice-President of ...
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Commenting on the latest Winter Flow Project data, Dr Adrian Boyle, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “For the secon...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for January 2022 published by the Welsh government show: • There were 57,667 attendances to major...
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In the first week of February, 12 hour delays in Emergency Departments were the highest they’ve been so far in The Royal College of Emergency Medicine...
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Quarterly Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland show: - There were 56,031 attendances...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for January 2022 show: - There were 1,246,817 attendances at major Emerg...
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Commenting on the Secretary of State’s announcement in the House of Commons today and the ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective...
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Responding to the Health Foundation’s report ‘Public perceptions of the NHS and social care: performance, policy and expectations’, Dr Katherine Hende...
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The latest Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Report 2021-22 for the week ending 30 January 2022 shows: - One in five ambulances were delayed ...
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The latest A&E activity and waiting times for major Emergency Departments in Scotland for December 2021 show: • 73.7% of attendances were seen and r...
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Commenting on the latest Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Report 2021-22 that shows nearly one third of patients who were in hospital for 21 ...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for December 2021 published by the Welsh government show: • There were 57,761 attendances to majo...
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The latest weekly update of Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland show: - There were 21,163 attendances at A&E services in NHS Scotla...
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Responding to the latest article in the Emergency Medicine Journal ‘Association between delays to patient admission from the emergency department and ...
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Responding to the publication of NHS England quarterly and monthly performance figures, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emer...
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The latest Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Reports 2021-22 for week ending 2 January 2022 show: • There was a total of 562,062 instances of...
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Responding to the report by the Health and Social Care Committee, ‘Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic’, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of ...
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The latest A&E activity and waiting times for major Emergency Departments in Scotland for November 2021 show: • 73.8% of attendances were seen and r...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for November 2021 published by the Welsh government show: There were 61,384 attendances to majo...
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The latest weekly update of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics show: Four-hour performance was second lowest on record at 69...
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The latest data from The Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s Winter Flow Project 2021/22 show that since the beginning of October 2021 there have be...
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In October 2021 there were 108,279 attendances to major Emergency Departments across Scotland, the number of attendances dropped by 5,719 patients (5%...
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Data from The Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s Winter Flow Project 2021/22 reveals that in November 2021 6,726 elective care operations were canc...
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Nearly two thirds of A&Es across the UK had ambulances waiting to transfer patients every day in the past week, according to a new survey from the Roy...
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Quarterly Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland for July to September 2021 (Quarter 2 ...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for October 2021 show four-hour performance has deteriorated for the ...
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A new report by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine ‘Crowding and its Consequences’ has found that at least 4,519 patients have died as a result o...
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Responding to the latest report ‘Delayed hospital handovers: Impact assessment of patient harm’ published today by the Association of Ambulance Chief ...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for October 2021 published today by NHS England show that monthly performance has consistently and...
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RCEM & NPIS guidelines on antidote availability for Emergency Departments - 2021 Update.
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Commenting on the recent reports of excessively long stays, Dr John Thomson, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scotland, said:...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland published by the Scottish Government today for September 2021 show a deterioration in...
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Responding to the announcement by the Chancellor outlining the Government’s Spending Review, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of...
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The launch of RespectED, an anti-bullying campaign that aims to raise awareness of toxic behaviour in EDs.
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Responding to the CQC’s State of Care 2020/21 report, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “We welcome ...
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Responding to the Medical Schools Council (MSC) recommendation to increase the number of medical students by 5000 to a total of 14,500 graduating doct...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for September 2021 show four-hour performance has deteriorated for th...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for September 2021 published today by NHS England show the highest number of 12-hour stays on reco...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland published by the Scottish Government today for August 2021 show that four-hour perfor...
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Commenting on the publication of the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) Recovery 10 Point Action Plan by NHS England yesterday, Dr Katherine Henderson, P...
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Responding to the latest urgent and emergency care survey published today by the CQC, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emerge...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for August 2021 published today by NHS England show the worst four-hour performance since records ...
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Figures released today by the Scottish Government for June 2021 reveal the continued and growing strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland.
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland published by the Scottish Government today for July 2021 show that performance has de...
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Responding to the announcement of an extra £5.4 billion of funding for the NHS, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Me...
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A new snapshot survey by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has found that in August 2021 half of respondents stated that their Emergency Departm...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for July 2021 show the worst four-hour performance ever recorded for ...
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Responding to the latest set of performance figures released by NHS England for July 2021, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Ka...
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Emergency Care data published today by the Department of Health for April - June 2021 (Quarter 1 2021) show that in June 2021, 67,857 patients attende...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for June 2021 show the worst four-hour performance ever recorded and ...
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Responding to the Medical Workforce Race Equality Standard (MWRES) report published by NHS England, which looks at the experiences of doctors from an ...
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Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, has stated that it is absolutely essential that patients and visitors in...
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Commenting on the publication of Covid-19: Preparing for the Future Looking ahead to winter 2021/22 and beyond by the Academy of Medical Sciences, Dr ...
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Commenting on the announcement that Health Education England has been commissioned to review long term strategic trends for the Health and Social Care...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) have collaboratively produced new guidance that outli...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is calling for UK governments to act now to achieve safe staffing levels in Emergency Departments after a work...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by NHS England for June 2021 show the highest number of Type 1 attendances ever recorded, the...
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The latest data released today by the Scottish Government for May 2021 show that attendances at Emergency Departments have risen significantly. In May...
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A census of the Emergency Medicine workforce in Scotland by the Royal College of Emergency has found shortages of key senior decision-makers, and a wo...
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The NHS urgently needs a rapid increase in bed numbers if it is to meet potential demand this winter according to new analysis from the Royal College ...
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Emergency departments across the UK are seeing very high numbers of young children for this time of the year because of a rise in infections usually s...
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Responding to the latest survey from NHS Providers about the challenges facing Trusts, Dr Adrian Boyle, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergen...
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Commenting on the recent reports about the Serenity Integrated Mentoring (SIM) scheme, Dr Catherine Hayhurst, Chair of the Mental Health Committee at ...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for May 2021 show the highest number of attendances since the pandemi...
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Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, has been awarded an MBE for services to Emergency Medicine during the pa...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is launching a public appeal to support the mental health and wellbeing of A&E staff after data show that many...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by NHS England for May 2021 show 1,396,193 patients attended Type 1 Emergency Departments, th...
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Responding to the Health and Social Care committee’s report “Workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care”, Dr Katherine Henderson, Pre...
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Commenting on statements made by health workers in the Independent about staff facing ‘burnout’ and the potential need to delay the easing of restrict...
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Commenting on the significant increase in pressures on Emergency Departments in Northern Ireland, Dr Paul Kerr, Vice President of the Royal College of...
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Responding to the Royal College of Surgeons’ calls for an increase in beds, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medici...
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Commenting on the increase in pressures across the health system, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: ...
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Responding to the findings of the consultation on the Clinically-led Review of Urgent & Emergency Care Standards, President of the Royal College of Em...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for April 2021 show that attendances continue to increase and pressur...
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Responding to today’s publication of NHS bed availability and overnight occupancy data for Q4 2020/21, President of the Royal College of Emergency Med...
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Emergency Department (ED) performance figures published today by NHS England for April 2021 show the highest number of attendances at Type 1 Emergency...
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Responding to the government's agenda for health, as laid out in the Queen's speech, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergen...
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The latest data released today by the Scottish Government for March 2021 show that attendances at Emergency Departments are beginning to return to pre...
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Responding to the Kings Fund’s calls for a public inquiry into the pandemic, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medic...
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Quarterly figures released today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland for January to March 2021 (Quarter 4 2021) show that more than 10,000 pa...
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Responding to suggestions that an NHS recovery plan is needed to tackle waiting lists, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emerg...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for March 2021 show attendances at Major Emergency Departments are pi...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has launched a new campaign Summer to Recover: Winter-Proofing Urgent and Emergency Care for 2021. The campaig...
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Emergency Department (ED) performance figures for England published today by NHS England show emergency admissions at Type 1 EDs was the highest it ha...
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The latest monthly A&E data published by the Scottish Government for February 2021 show the lowest total attendances at A&E services in Scotland since...
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Commenting on the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities: The Report, Dr Hodon Abdi, co-chair of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s Equity, ...
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The latest data from RCEM’s Winter Flow Project show that increasing numbers of patients are beginning to return to EDs, with 71,722 attendances recor...
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Responding to NHS England’s 2021/22 priorities and operational planning guidance published today, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine...
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NHS Wales activity and performance data published today by the Welsh Government for February 2021 shows that over 1 in 10 patients attending a major d...
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Responding to the NHS Staff Survey 2020, Dr Dave Chung, co-chair of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, said: “Once again we clearly see ...
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Responding to the latest performance figures published by NHS England Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, sa...
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Responding to the Chancellor's statement in the Commons outlining the Government's Budget, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of E...
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Monthly A&E data published by the Scottish Government for January 2021 show that 84.8% of patients were seen within the four-hour target in major Emer...
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Data from the NHS England workforce race equality standard shows the number of staff in the NHS workforce from ethnic minority backgrounds has risen t...
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UK Health organisations have written a letter to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Dominic Raab, urging the Foreign Secretary and the UK Gove...
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Responding to today’s winter situation report from NHS England and Improvement, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Hen...
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Latest data from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s Winter Flow Project shows that in the second week of February 2,359 patients stayed in Emer...
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It is with deep sorrow that the Royal College of Emergency Medicine announces the death of its former President, Dr Clifford Mann OBE. Dr Mann died pe...
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Responding to NHS Providers' statement that lockdown can only be eased when four tests are passed, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal Coll...
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Emergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government show continued pressures on the system and a high-level of long stays despite a furth...
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Responding to English A&E performance figures for January 2021, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “J...
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Data published today by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland show that over 5,000 patients spent 12 hours or more in major Emergency Departmen...
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Monthly A&E data published today by the Scottish Government for December 2020 reveal continued strain on the system as staff continue to work tireless...
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Dr Hodon Abdi, co-chair of RCEM's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, said: “The risk from covid is not equal, people from a minority ethnic ba...
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Emergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government show that hospitals in Wales are facing intense pressures as waiting times increase s...
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A new report from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine confirms significant racialised patterns of occupational risk for staff working in Emergency...
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A new study based on responses from over 5,400 doctors in frontline healthcare across the UK and Ireland highlights the significant mental health toll...
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Data published today by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland showed in September 2020 in Type 1 Emergency Departments, a total of 4,212 patien...
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In the fifth week of December 2,614 patients waited for longer than 12 hours in the Emergency Departments of 32 Trusts and Boards across the UK. This ...
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Responding to the Royal College of Physicians’ report ‘Double or quits: a blueprint for expanding medical school places‘, President of the Royal Colle...
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Figures released today by the Scottish Government for November 2020 reveal the continued and growing strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland. ...
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Responding to publication of performance data for Emergency Departments in England in November 2020, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medic...
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Responding to the GMC report on pandemic workplace experiences, Dr David Chung, Chair of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion committee, said: “The GMC...
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Following the Chancellor’s statement today outlining the Government’s Spending Review, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emerg...
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RCEM is proud to represent a diverse speciality of 10,000 clinicians working in the specialty of Emergency Medicine. We were delighted to contribute t...
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Responding to the publication of available and occupied beds in England for quarter 2 of 2020/20, President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine...
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Dangerous crowding and corridor care has returned to Emergency Departments in England. NHS England Performance figures for October 2020 show that pati...
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New weekly data from the Scottish Government shows a significant increase in the number of patients attending NHS Scotland Emergency Departments. Mont...
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Commenting on ‘Need for recovery amongst emergency physicians in the UK and Ireland: a cross-sectional survey' published in the BMJ Open, Vice Preside...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, which speaks for those working in Emergency Departments, wishes to make clear that despite some reports, Emer...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has called for action after a survey found that over half of A&Es across the UK are caring for patients in cor...
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Emergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government reveal the worst performance and largest number of long waits in Emergency Department...
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Responding to publication of performance data for Emergency Departments in England in September 2020, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medi...
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The results from a survey by NHS Providers shows that 99% of leaders of NHS trusts and foundation trusts are concerned about current levels of burnout...
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Responding to the confirmation of £3.7bn of capital funding to build 40 new hospitals, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Kather...
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RCEM Northern Ireland Vice President said "This is a shocking illustration of crowding in Emergency Departments that post COVID-19 could not be allowe...
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Responding to the publication of NHS Confederation’s report COVID-19 and the health and care workforce: supporting our greatest asset, President of th...
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Commenting on today’s coronavirus update from the Chief Scientific Adviser and Chief Medical Adviser, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medi...
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Responding to today’s announcement from the Department of Health and Social Care, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine H...
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Responding to reports of patients going to Emergency Departments for Covid-19 testing, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Kather...
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Responding to today’s performance figures for Emergency Departments in England for August 2020, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, ...
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With the eviction ban due to end on Monday, The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is concerned at the serious impact that this could have on Emergen...
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Following the confirmation of an allocation of £300million in NHS funding to upgrade Emergency Department facilities this winter, President of the Roy...
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Figures released today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland show that long waits are, once again, on the rise. Data for the first quarter of t...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Society for A...
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New monthly data from the Scottish Government shows an increase in attendances to Emergency Departments across Scotland.
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Following ‘Super Saturday’, after pubs, bars and restaurants reopened in England, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine H...
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Ahead of what is being dubbed ‘Super Saturday’ – when bars, pubs and restaurants reopen – The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is urging the public...
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Emergency Medicine clinicians do not believe that their Emergency Departments have enough appropriate physical spaces to treat coronavirus patients in...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has co-signed an open letter to the leaders of all UK political parties to call for a transparent rapid review...
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In advance of an oral evidence session with the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee this morning (Tuesday), the Presidents of the...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine welcomes the publication of Public Health England’s report ‘Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on BAME group...
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Responding to the publication of May’s performance figures for A&E’s in England, President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine He...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine today calls on MPs help reset the delivery of Emergency Care by supporting the redesign and rebuilding of many...
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Responding to A&E performance figures for April that show a record low in attendances, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Kather...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) today warns that returning to the old model of Emergency Care will put lives at risk and calls for a re...
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Responding to March’s A&E performance figures for England that show attendances at Emergency Departments at a record low, President of the Royal Colle...
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Responding to the 2020 Budget, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Henderson said: “This is a welcome funding boost at ...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine today launches its campaign, RCEM CARES, to improve Emergency Departments (EDs) across the UK after new data s...
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Commenting on the Royal College of Nursing's 'Corridor Care' survey that reveals treatment of patients in non-clinical areas is becoming normalised, P...
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Responding to Healthwatch England’s report ‘What matters to people using A&E’, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Adrian Bo...
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Commenting on the NHS performance statistics for January 2020, which show a record number of patients staying in Emergency Departments for over 12 hou...
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Commenting on the NHS performance statistics for January 2020, which show a record number of patients staying in Emergency Departments for over 12 hou...
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Figures released today by the Scottish Government for December 2019 reveal the continued strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland.
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Figures released today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland shows that Emergency Department performance continues to deteriorate.
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Responding to today’s comments from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care about the potential scrapping of the four-hour emergency care st...
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Responding to today’s publication of A&E performance figures for December that again showed another record low in terms of performance, President of t...
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Figures released today by the Scottish Government for November 2019 reveal the continued strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland.
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Responding to today’s pledge from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of a multimillion-pound technology revolution to help reduce compu...
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RCEM Wales Vice President: “Low levels of performance in November does not bode well for the rest of the Winter.”
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Responding to today’s A&E performance figures for November and Sitrep data for the week ending 8th of December, President of the Royal College of Emer...
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Responding to today’s story in The Guardian about a study showing longer waits in Emergency Departments may increase the risk of death, President of t...
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The first publication of data from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s 2019-20 Winter Flow Project shows that existing data does not reflect the...
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Figures released today by the Scottish Government for October 2019 reveal the continued strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland.
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The NHS England have today confirmed a temporary quick fix to the pensions’ tax issue. In response to this announcement, Dr Katherine Henderson, the P...
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Emergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government reveals declining performance in Emergency Departments across Wales.
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In response to data for October that shows A&E performance at its worst ever level, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has launched its election ...
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The President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Henderson, has urged hospital boards to take immediate action to reduce crowdin...
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The NHS in Scotland will need at least 320 extra beds to prevent thousands of patients being treated in corridors this winter.
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There has been much publicity recently around provision of Same Day Emergency Care services as outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan 2019. RCEM and SAM e...
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Responding to today’s publication of a progress report from NHS England on the Clinically-led Review of NHS Access Standards, President of the Royal C...
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The NHS in England will need at least 4,000 extra beds to prevent thousands of patients being treated in corridors this winter.
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RCEM Northern Ireland: “our patients and staff continued to experience unprecedented risks to quality of care and patient safety throughout the summer...
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In response to the Care Quality Commission’s 2018 Urgent and Emergency Care Survey, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine...
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In response to the Care Quality Commission’s report ‘The state of health care and adult social care in England 2018/2019’, President of the Royal Coll...
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The new President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Henderson, today provides an update on the College’s position on and involv...
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In response to performance figures released today that show four-hour performance at major A&Es at 77% in September, President of the Royal College of...
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Dr Katherine Henderson has officially taken up the post of President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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A new benchmarking report on the Emergency Medicine workforce has found that only one in six Emergency Departments had the minimum recommended number ...
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Responding to the release of A&E performance figures for August, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Taj Hassan, said: “It’s worr...
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Annual acute bed occupancy figures released today by the Scottish Government shows reduced bed capacity for hospitals.
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Figures released today by the Scottish Government for July 2019 highlights continued difficulties faced by Emergency Departments.
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Provisional data released today shows that in 2018-2019, the number of average daily available beds stood at 10,564. This represents a decline of 148 ...
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Emergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government reveals declining performance in Emergency Departments across Wales. Data for July 20...
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Responding to the publication of the National Centre for Social Research’s survey into attitudes towards emergency care, President of the Royal Colleg...
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Responding to A&E performance figures for July that show a record number of attendances, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Taj ...
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Commenting on the government’s proposed changes to NHS pension rules, Dr Taj Hassan, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “This...
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Figures released today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland shows the continued strain faced by Emergency Departments across the country.
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Responding to NHS figures showing the number of people admitted to hospital with sepsis had doubled in three years, President of the Royal College of ...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s 2018/9 Vital Signs in Adults Quality Improvement Project (QIP) of Emergency Departments (EDs) has found ther...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s 2018/9 national quality improvement project (QIP) of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) risk in lower limb immobil...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s 2018/9 Feverish Child national quality improvement project (QIP) has found that Emergency Departments (EDs) ...
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Figures released today by the Welsh Government for June 2019 continued strain faced by Emergency Departments across Wales.
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) today becomes the latest London institution to offload its shares held in fossil fuel companies, urging...
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Figures released today by the Scottish Government for May 2019 highlights continued difficulties faced by Emergency Departments.
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Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics for 2018/19, Dr Ian Crawford, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicin...
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Figures released today by the Welsh Government for May 2019 highlights continued difficulties faced by Emergency Departments after a difficult Winter.
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Responding to NHS Chief Executive Simon Stevens’ comments that increased capacity in acute care may be needed, Vice President of the Royal College of ...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is concerned about the rising violence against those working in the NHS and especially those working in emerge...
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In response to the Public Accounts Committee report on NHS waiting times, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Gordon Miles sai...
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Commenting on the Interim NHS People Plan, Dr Taj Hassan, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “The Royal College of Emergency ...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics for January to March 2019, Dr Ian Crawford, Vice President of the Royal College of Eme...
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Responding to today’s monthly and quarterly emergency care performance figures, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Chris Mo...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine welcomes the announcement by NHS England that test sites have been allocated to explore new ways of measuring ...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is delighted to announce that Dr Katherine Henderson has been elected as its next president.
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Responding to today’s figures showing another decline in emergency care performance, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Taj Hass...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) supports the continued use of the four-hour access standard as a high-level metric to monitor emergency...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is committed, first and foremost, to patient safety and the delivery of quality care for our patients on a con...
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Responding to data from the College’s Winter Flow Project for the week ending 24 February 2019 showing average four-hour performance at over 50 emerge...
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Sixteen Medical Royal Colleges and Associations have written a joint letter to the Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, asking the government to signal its...
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Figures released today by the Welsh Government for February 2019 highlight the severe pressures faced by Emergency Department staff in Wales.
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The January 2019 NHS activity & performance figures released today are confirmation of the significant issues confronting NHS Wales.
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The latest weekly performance data from over 50 Trusts and Health boards shows the need for “sufficient resources for emergency care” as RCEM Vice Pre...
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Responding to the release of performance figures for January 2019 which show worst ever four-hour performance and the highest ever number of emergency...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is supporting the national Fight Fatigue campaign to help raise awareness of fatigue amongst NHS healthcare st...
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The latest weekly performance data from over 50 Trusts and Health boards shows that “conditions in our Emergency Departments for both patients and sta...
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The body representing over 8,000 Emergency Medicine clinicians, The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, is extremely concerned by the comments made b...
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Two world-leading medical organisations have today called on the Welsh Government to speed up their plans to invest in social and community care servi...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics for October to December 2018, Dr Ian Crawford, Vice President of the Royal College of ...
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Four-hour performance was 78.17% on average across the 50 Trusts and Health Boards monitored in the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s Winter Flow ...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) notes the recent media speculation with regards to the proposed dismantling of the four-hour Emergency ...
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Responding to A&E performance figures for December 2018 and Quarter 3 of 2018-19 President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Taj Hassan s...
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Responding to the publication of the NHS Long Term Plan, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Chris Moulton said: “On face va...
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