We are the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. Based in the UK, we are responsible for setting standards of training, administering examinations and awarding Fellowship and Membership of the College as well as supporting Post Graduate Doctors in Training to qualify in the specialty of Emergency Medicine.
Annual Scientific Conference 2024 - Book hereThe College works to ensure high quality patient care by setting and monitoring standards. We provide expert guidance and advice on health policy to relevant bodies on matters relating to Emergency Medicine and advocate and influence policy makers and politicians on behalf of our members and the wider specialty.
We are the membership body for more than 12,000 Emergency Medicine clinicians in the UK and across the world, and work to support them to have sustainable and satisfying careers.
We are proud to be supported by our Royal Patron, Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal.
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MembershipRena, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in the Emergency Department, has shared her perspective of what Black History Month (BHM) means to her.
Read moreThe Scottish government must heed the 'alarms bells' as new A&E data suggests another very challenging winter ahead.
Read moreIt includes updates from RCEM’s regional and national boards as well as from the many specialist committees and special interest groups within the Col...
Read moreThe scale of the mountain the government must climb to resuscitate the emergency care system and 'fix' what is 'broken’ has been laid bare with the re...
Read moreIn response to the General Medical Council (GMC’s) release today (Thursday 26 September 2024) of resources to support survivors of sexual misconduct b...
Read moreThe first hospital EDs in the country to become accredited for environmental sustainability have received certifications from RCEM.
Read moreRCEM’s VP for Scotland Dr John-Paul Loughrey said: “It is immensely disappointing that this plan does not place adequate emphasis on addressing what i...
Read moreThe Welsh Government must come up with a plan to address the extreme demands being experienced by the country’s Emergency Departments – with some alre...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has welcomed the Liberal Democrats’ call to ‘make the NHS winterproof’ as the colder months loom.
Read more‘Seasons Greetings’ RCEM tells MPs as A&Es hit by ‘winter demand’ all year round.
Read moreThe Urgent and Emergency Care system is stuck in ‘survival mode.’
Read moreMembers’ experiences and views about the challenges they face in the NHS were represented as part of the College’s submission to the national Darzi re...
Read moreThe Government has today become the first to accept and acknowledge the dangerous and unacceptable risks of patients waiting extreme lengths of time i...
Read moreIn response to Lord Darzi’s independent investigation into the performance of the NHS in England, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of The Royal College of E...
Read moreCurbing sky rocketing A&E waiting times must be the number one priority for the Scottish government with winter just around the corner.
Read moreDr James Gagg is RCEM’s Vice President Treasurer. He has the important job of keeping the College’s finances in check and representing the members and...
Read moreRCEM is recruiting volunteer team members to a project aiming to improve patients’ experience of receiving pain relief in the Emergency Departments.
Read moreThe new First Minister of Wales must take urgent action to address long waits in Emergency Departments before an inevitable winter spike in demand.
Read moreWe have to get better at involving and supporting inpatients to leave hospital as soon as they are able to.
Read moreThe latest shocking A&E performance data for Northern Ireland must be a catalyst for change.
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has today (Tuesday 13 August 2024) launched an online learning programme to support emergency medicine ...
Read moreThe government must take urgent action to increase A&E capacity ahead of winter.
Read moreIn response to the findings of the General Medical Council’s survey The state of medical education and practice in the UK: Workplace experiences 2024,...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has announced a host of materials to support members as it updates and streamlines the eligibility requ...
Read moreThis is the response from The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) as data shows one in nine people waited eight hours or more in Scottish A&Es ...
Read moreThe Autumn ACP credentialing application window is open for ACPs submitting a first application or full resubmission on the 2017 curriculum.
Read moreWe strongly denounce the recent shocking Islamophobic and racist disorder being committed in the UK.
Read moreAn RCEM interactive global health map to connect projects is gathering pace.
Read more'Real opportunity to stop people becoming victims of knife crime’ emphasised by RCEM President Dr Adrian Boyle in a BBC documentary.
Read moreRCEM describes survey findings showing that doctors training in EM report the highest rate of burnout across all specialties as “upsetting but not sur...
Read moreThe Dr Salma Hussain EDI (Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) Impact Award will be given annually in honour of Salma (Sally) Hussain who was an A&E registr...
Read moreVital free learning resources ‘empowering healthcare and homelessness support worker collaboration’ is being backed by RCEM.
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has called for the next First Minister of Wales to prioritise Emergency Care as people continue to suff...
Read moreDr Ian Higginson, Vice President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine said: “We welcome the planned improvements to the NHS outlined in the King...
Read moreIt won’t be quick, but we are ready to work with the new government to ‘fix’ broken healthcare system. This is the response from RCEM as the new Labou...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has congratulated the Labour Party on winning the General Election and urged them to act immediately to addres...
Read moreA RCEM project aiming to improve the care of older people in emergency departments has found “room for improvement” nationally.
Read moreJames Folan, RCEM’s eLearning Manager, explains the new features of the RCEMLearning website that will help you on your journey through studying and p...
Read moreRCEMLearning, the e-learning platform of RCEM, has a new Guidelines resource and has launched a survey to collect feedback from users
Read moreThis is the response from The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) Scotland as the latest Emergency Department performance data reveals that one...
Read moreFor individuals that have demonstrated evidence of excellence in emergency care or humanitarian activities within low- and/ or middle-income countries...
Read moreGareth Davies, Head of Membership at RCEM writes a blog and looks to the future to encourage take up in RCEM’s current member value project
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has welcomed the announcement of two new vaccination programmes to protect against Respiratory Syncytia...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has described undercover footage filmed in a hospital A&E department as ‘shocking but not isolated’
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has described undercover footage filmed in a hospital A&E department as ‘shocking but not isolated’
Read moreNew research has revealed the ‘devastating’ reality of overcrowding in Scottish A&Es as more than half are forced to treat people in corridors.
Read moreThe response from RCEM as party manifestos fail to give much detail on urgent and emergency care in their pledges.
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has agreed its position regarding Physician Associates in Emergency Medicine.
Read moreEarlier this year the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) opened a consultation on
Read moreFollowing the success of Emergency Medicine Day 2024, RCEM is celebrating its GreenED team adding their voices to the climate crisis focus of EM-Day.
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine is urging whoever forms the next Westminster Government to ensure the Scottish executive has sufficient fundin...
Read more“The next government must prioritise these things immediately. Only then will we see an end to this disgraceful, dehumanising and dangerous situation....
Read more“How much worse can it get?” This is the response from The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) as it warns that planned budget cuts could be...
Read moreDr Zoe Steley, EM registrar and co-founding member of RCEM’s Environmental Specialist Interest Group (ESIG), writes an update on the trailblazing Gree...
Read moreIn celebration of Emergency Medicine Day 2024 (27 May 2024), The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has signed a treaty calling for the ‘phasi...
Read moreDerriford ED is adopting some novel approaches to improving sustainability. Dr Daisy Stevens, GreenED lead in Plymouth explains more…
Read moreRCEM Wales responds to latest monthly Emergency Department performance figures on the crisis being experienced
Read moreResponding to the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calling a General Election on 4 July 2024, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Dr Adrian...
Read moreFollowing the publication of NHS England’s updated Urgent and Emergency Recovery Plan, President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Adrian...
Read moreRoyal College responds to NHS England’s updated Delivery Plan for the Recovery of Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) services.
Read moreA new national pathway, outlining the best practical concepts for ensuring patients with non-ambulatory fragility fractures (broken bone caused by a f...
Read more“This latest news detailing the uplift of medical school places is welcome. Medicine remains one of the best, rewarding – and I hope - still attractiv...
Read moreLast month was the worst April on record when it came to the number of people forced to wait 12 hours or more in A&E and must be a catalyst for change
Read moreA&Es in Scotland are under “constant strain” amid extended wait times and delays to patient discharge. This is the response from The Royal College of ...
Read moreAn annual competition giving all the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s (RCEM) members the opportunity to submit ideas for the next Quality Improve...
Read moreLast month, a team from RCEM made a visit Ghana as part of the DHSC/THET funded Global Health Workforce Programme in partnership with the Ghana Colleg...
Read moreAre you a member with a passion to make a difference and want to share your ideas with us?
Read moreAre you a parent working in the NHS that would be interested in career development and support to help balance the demands work and home life?
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has described data which reveals that some elderly patients waited more than five days in A&E before be...
Read moreWork must be done to improve discharge speed in hospitals if “dire” ED waiting times in Northern Ireland are to improve
Read moreRCEM Wales - new statistics show patients are continuing to experience extremely long waits.
Read moreThe current state of the health service is compounded with retention problems. This is evidenced in the third in a series of research reports commissi...
Read moreOrganisational culture in Emergency Medicine (EM) has emerged as a significant contributory factor to workplace behaviour and performance, including p...
Read moreOvercrowding and ambulance delays continue to pose “extreme challenges” for A&E staff and patients, says RCEM
Read moreA year after the conclusion of our Exams Internal Reviews, we would like to share an update of the work...
Read moreIt is difficult to celebrate slight improvements as patients and staff bear the brunt of long waits says RCEM.
Read moreNew analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine reveals that there were almost 300 deaths a week associated with long A&E waits in 2023
Read moreThis is the response from The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) following the release of new NHS Planning Guidance.
Read moreOvercrowding in hospitals and a lack of social care options are adding to ambulance delays, says The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM.)
Read moreWhilst triage times have improved, mental and physical assessments must happen quicker to reduce the risk of absconding.
Read moreThe College has issued the following statement regarding the situation in the Middle East.
Read moreThe immense pressures permeating though the health care system this winter are still apparent with hospitals in England remaining ‘dangerously’ full.
Read moreCollaboration and support are required to reduce “distressingly” long waits in Welsh Emergency Departments.
Read moreA book which presents important need-to-know information for all those involved in treating patients in an emergency setting has just been updated and...
Read moreThe Welsh Government has today announced that all Emergency Departments in Wales will take part in RCEM’s GreenED sustainability programme.
Read moreThe government must focus on reducing the longest A&E wait times, instead of “celebrating small improvements.”
Read morePlanned funding allocation for healthcare is ‘a drop in the ocean’ says RCEM.
Read moreResponding to the national NHS Staff Survey results published today, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
Read moreThe Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today (6 March 2024) unveiled the Government’s Spring Budget.
Read moreA census of Emergency Medicine workers in Northern Ireland carried out by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), has revealed there are just ...
Read moreA national programme aimed at standardising the data gather by Emergency Departments (EDs) to help tackle violence, and reduce people needing to atten...
Read moreNew data released today for Scotland reveals January was the worst month on record for people waiting to be seen in A&E
Read moreBurnt out medical staff are working in dangerously overcrowded hospitals and the government must take urgent action to address it.
Read morePatron of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), HRH The Princess Royal has today (28 February 2024) paid tribute to those working in Emergen...
Read moreInfection control standards in A&E departments have fallen significantly since the pandemic according to new research...
Read moreWe are delighted that The College of Paramedics has been granted the Charter of Incorporation...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine is seeking the views of its members regarding the role and scope of Emergency Medicine Physician Associates
Read moreThe government must act urgently to reduce overcrowding...
Read moreThe long-term deterioration of A&E standards rather than small monthly improvements must be the focus
Read moreDr JP Loughrey, Royal College of Emergency Medicine Vice President for Scotland responds
Read moreDelivering ‘Excellence in Emergency Care’ – that’s the aim the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has set out in its new corporate strategy.
Read moreA&E staff are continuing to face 'relentless pressure' as latest data shows no sign of winter crisis abating
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has described the pressure facing A&E staff in Northern Ireland as “unsurmountable” as the latest performance ...
Read moreNew data released by NHS England shows that A&E department started the year under immense pressure and there is no sign of improvement.
Read moreAs the newly reconvened Northern Ireland Executive gets back to business, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has called for it to put Resu...
Read moreThe Somerset town of Taunton, once again, is providing the Royal College of Emergency Medicine with stellar and esteemed representatives.
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) Scotland has urged the country’s Government to take urgent action to Resuscitate Emergency Care.
Read moreAdditional seasonal pressures are pushing the NHS to the brink warns The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM).
Read moreOn the anniversary of the publication of NHS England and the Government’s Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery Plan the Royal College of Emergency Medic...
Read moreThe RCEM has welcomed the increase in hospital beds achieved by NHS England but has warned there is still much more to do to ensure that the health sy...
Read moreProfessor Matt Reed sets out his aims as the new Chair of RCEM’s Research Committee and shares his Emergency Medicine story.
Read moreQECC has continued to thrive thanks to the dedication and enthusiasm of its members and has been active in producing guidance as well as safety bullet...
Read moreThe team has also continued long-standing collaborations with key international partners.
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has updated its guidance for Emergency Department crowding in response to the increasing threat to timely emer...
Read moreEmergency Department (ED) crowding represents the greatest threat to the timely delivery of emergency care in the UK and across the world.
Read moreThe RCEM has said that the Welsh Government ‘have let patients down’ by failing to publish a winter plan, as latest data show one in seven patients fa...
Read moreThis statement is a follow up to the joint statement issued in 2019 by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and the Society for Acute Medici...
Read moreLatest data show that hospital bed occupancy remains at unsafe levels (93.5%) as one in nine patients faced 12 hour waits in A&Es in December in Engla...
Read moreA new study from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and University of Bath has found the safe delivery of emergency care is now under seri...
Read more...to see the detrimental and damaging cultures in some Emergency Departments eradicated.
Read moreLatest data show that dangerous long waits are on the rise as more than one in three patients faced a four-hour wait in Scotland’s A&Es in November 20...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has called on the Welsh Government to take urgent action to combat winter pressures, as new data shows one out...
Read moreWith dangerous and unacceptable hospital occupancy levels of more than 95% there is the real risk that patients will find no room at the Inn this Chri...
Read moreWe are delighted to release the RCEM Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Calendar for 2024.
Read moreWe must not normalise crisis or celebrate small improvements – our patients and our members deserve more.
Read moreThe College would like to welcome Dr Rob Perry, Emergency Medicine Consultant at Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, to ...
Read moreLatest data show more than one in 20 patients attending A&Es in Scotland faced a 12-hour wait in October, as RCEM Scotland describes the data as “deep...
Read moreSince the outbreak of the current conflict in the Middle East the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has recognised the horror facing all those affec...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has again urged the Welsh Government to publish a winter plan, as it warns ‘a failure to act will put patient ...
Read moreRCEM has described today’s Autumn Statement as a 'missed opportunity’, amid significant bed shortages ahead of winter.
DownloadRCEM has described a new report revealing a culture of systematic and institutional sexism as ‘shocking’ and ‘deeply saddening’ stating “this toxic cu...
Read moreNew joint report by leading health organisations highlights that lessons must be learned from the emergency care crisis in 2022, concluding ‘too many ...
Read moreEMSAS members have decided their new Chair after two weeks of campaigning by Dr Brittliff and Dr Qureshi.
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has called on the Government to make additional funding available urgently as NHS leaders admit they ma...
Read moreLatest data show almost one in nine patients faced 12 hour waits in A&Es in England in October, as the Royal College of Emergency Medicine warns “this...
Read moreToday His Majesty King Charles III delivered an historic and inaugural King’s speech, in the State Opening of Parliament.
Read moreLatest data show that more than 4,000 patients faced 12-hour delays in Scottish A&Es as RCEM calls on the Scottish government to increase bed numbers ...
Read moreA doctor with a life-changing illness is behind a new RCEM QIP on Time Critical Medications for safer A&E visits.
Read moreThe RCEM has said “our patients deserve better” as the latest A&E performance figures for Northern Ireland show one in six patients faced a 12 hour wa...
Read moreRCEM's members get the opportunity to have their say in the upcoming EMSAS Chair election.
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has described a new report by MPs as laying out the ‘the damning reality of emergency care’.
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has urged the Welsh Government to ‘publish a comprehensive winter plan’
Read moreA guide to Breach Exemptions and how they impact official Welsh A&E attendance and waiting time data
Read moreThe RCEM says a ‘system-wide approach’ is essential to save a health and social care system itself in need of intensive care and has called on the gov...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has forced the Welsh Government to admit it has been misrepresenting the extent of waiting times in the...
Read moreNew pricing structures for different aspects of the College’s services are being introduced.
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has warned that a failure to tackle long waits in A&E could lead to a ‘devastating repeat of last year’ when a...
Read moreThe winter plan published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland has been described as “disappointing” by the Royal College of Emergency Medicin...
Read moreRCEM will be celebrating SAS Week from 9 to 13 October by sharing and praising the great efforts of the entire specialty.
Read moreMore than 10 times as many people waited over 12 hours in Scottish A&Es in August 2023 than in August 2019 – an increase branded ‘dangerous and shamef...
Read moreMembers of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine have voted to increase the College’s annual subscription rates...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine held its Annual General Meeting this evening (26 September 2023) at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow...
Read moreThe document provides a detailed summary of the work of the college during the year.
Read more24 Hours in A&E - no longer just a TV show, a shameful reality for hundreds of thousands of people
Read moreNew data show the significant effect of continual and increasing pressure faced by the emergency care system in England, as the Royal College of Emerg...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has warned that ‘a catastrophic winter may lie ahead’ as the latest Welsh A&E data show that extreme pressures...
Read more'Everything must be done to ensure our members and their patients do not experience the same again this winter', RCEM says
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Read more17:20 pm BST on Tuesday 8 October 2024 as part of our Annual Scientific Conference in Gateshead.
Read moreNew data which shows more people experienced long waits in Welsh A&Es last month has been described as ‘deeply worrying’ by the Royal College of Emerg...
Read moreThe General Medical Council has published an update of ‘Good medical practice’ which is defined as ‘detailing the principles, values and standards of ...
Read moreThe government’s announcement of £250m funding to support the delivery of 900 hospital beds before the New Year must be backed by the staffing arrange...
Read moreAn update from Gordon Miles CEO & Romana Moss Director of Education, to set out for our membership a summary of where we are with our work to enhance ...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has responded to the latest Emergency Department performance statistics for July 2023.
Read moreRCEM made front page news in the Independent...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has responded to April – June 2023 Emergency Department performance data for Northern Ireland.
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has responded to June 2023’s Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland.
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has called for the Northern Ireland Executive to reconvene and take meaningful action to tackle the crisis in ...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has responded to the findings of the CQC’s National Urgent and Emergency Care Survey 2022.
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has responded to June 2023’s Emergency Department performance figures for Wales.
Read moreAn update from CEO Gordon Miles and Romana Moss, Director of Education
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has responded to the latest Emergency Department performance statistics for June 2023. Published tod...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has called new research which details the scale of mistreatment experienced by doctors in training as ‘difficu...
Read moreToday (4 July 2023) The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) launches GreenED; an innovative new ‘green’ accreditation framework for Emergency D...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has welcomed the announcement of a 15-year long-term NHS workforce plan...
Read moreResponding to the result of the British Medical Association (BMA) ballot in favour of industrial action by Consultants in England, Dr Adrian Boyle, Pr...
Read moreToday (21 June 2023) the National Audit Office (NAO) has published its ‘Access to unplanned or urgent care’ report.
Read moreThe RCEM has announced the provision of no cost membership for members on new parents’ leave...
Read moreReacting to the news that Junior Doctors in Scotland have rejected the Scottish Government’s 14.5% pay offer...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has responded to May 2023’s Emergency Department performance statistics for England
Read moreTo mark the beginning of Pride the College has launched its first Diversity Calendar. This calendar highlights key EDI awareness days and weeks and bo...
Read moreDr Salwa Malik, Vice President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine with responsibility for membership, said:...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for April 2023 Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the Royal Colle...
Read moreThe British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that further industrial action by junior doctors will be taking place between 14 and 17 June 2023....
Read moreMore than 700 new trainee Emergency Medicine doctors are needed to avert a staffing crisis in Emergency Departments - that’s according to new analysis...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has published its policy position on Environmentally Sustainable Emergency Healthcare.
Read moreThe British Medical Association has announced further industrial action by junior doctors between 7am on Wednesday 14 June 2023 and 7am on Saturday 17...
Read moreResponding to Labour's mission to create an NHS fit for the future, as outlined by Labour leader Keir Starmer today, Dr Ian Higginson, Vice President ...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for April 2023 for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of E...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for April 2023, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal Col...
Read moreCongratulating His Majesty The King and Her Majesty Queen Camilla, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for March 2023 Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the Royal Colle...
Read moreData seen by The Royal College of Emergency Medicine from the Summary Emergency Department Indicator Table (SEDIT) and NHS Benchmarking show that in E...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics for Quarter 4 (January – March 2023) published by the Department of Health Northern Ir...
Read moreIn February 2023 the Government and NHS England published its Delivery Plan for the Recovery of Urgent and Emergency Care Service...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for March 2023 for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of E...
Read moreCommenting on the inaugural publication of 12-hour length of stay data measured from the time of arrival by NHS England for February 2023, Dr Adrian B...
Read moreCommenting on the upcoming industrial action by junior doctors, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
Read moreAn independent external review which was commissioned last year in response to an exams error which saw 50 candidates being given an incorrect pass re...
Read moreResponding to today’s publication of The Hewitt Review: An independent review of integrated care systems by Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt, Dr Adrian Boyle, P...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for February 2023 Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the Royal Co...
Read moreCommenting on the continued pressures facing the Emergency Care system across Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergenc...
Read moreNews that public satisfaction levels with the NHS and Accident and Emergency Services have fallen further is disheartening, but not at all surprising....
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for February 2023 for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College o...
Read moreThe application window for the National Clinical Impact Awards is open until 05 May 2023.
Read moreTwo UK charities are partnering with a Cambridge Emergency Medicine doctor who escaped war-torn Syria as a young medical student and is returning to h...
Read moreResponding to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s statement in the House of Commons today outlining the government’s Spring Budget, Dr Adrian Boyle, Pre...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for February 2023, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal ...
Read moreResponding to the latest monthly Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for January 2023, Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the ...
Read moreThe College would like to welcome Dr Russell McLaughlin, Consultant and Clinical Director in Emergency Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast, to t...
Read moreA new briefing by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, RCEM Explains: Long waits and excess deaths, reveals that in 2022 1,656,206 patients waited...
Read moreThe Association for Trainee Doctors Group issued a letter to all Royal Medical Colleges via the Academy. We responded formally to this letter.
Read moreCommenting on the announcement by the BMA of industrial action by junior doctors, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicin...
Read moreResponding to the Royal College of Nursing's announcement that there will be a 48-hour industrial action that includes Emergency Departments, intensiv...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for January 2023 for the South West Region, Dr James Gagg, South West Regional Chair...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for January 2023, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal C...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for December 2022 Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the Royal Co...
Read moreCommenting on the publication of the Delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services by NHS England and the Department of Health and S...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine today outlines five priorities for UK governments to tackle the crisis in Emergency Care, after polling carrie...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (October – December 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Dr P...
Read moreResponding to the House of Lords Public Services Committee’s report Emergency Healthcare: a national emergency published today, Dr Adrian Boyle, Presi...
Read moreA landmark survey of Emergency Medicine staff in Wales has found that there are far too few clinicians to cope with demand within the stricken health ...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for December 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal ...
Read moreCommenting on Downing Street’s NHS Recovery Forum on Saturday 7 January and the subsequent announcement of funding for Health and Social Care, Dr Adri...
Read moreCommenting on industrial action by nursing staff, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
Read moreDr Sarah Honess has officially taken up the post of South East England Regional Chair for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
Read moreDr Susie Dorrian has officially taken up the post of West Midlands Regional Chair for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
Read moreGlobal action required to address the hospital Emergency Department over-crowding crisis
DownloadWe together with the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, ...
Read moreResponding to the latest weekly Emergency Department performance figures in Scotland Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of The Royal College of Eme...
Read moreA joint statement from RCPCH, RCEM and RCGP - Three Medical Royal Colleges are issuing advice for worried parents and healthcare professionals working...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for November 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal ...
Read moreCommenting on the announcement of strike action dates for the ambulance services by GMB, Unite and Unison, President of the Royal College of Emergency...
Read moreResponding to news that ministers plan to ditch the metrics for Emergency Care performance outlined in the Clinical Review of Standards, President of ...
Read moreResponding to the Autumn Statement announced yesterday in the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt MP, President of the Ro...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medici...
Read moreCommenting on a UK-wide investigation by the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS) which found one in three junior doctors struggle to ...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for October 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal C...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (July – September 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Vice P...
Read moreCommenting on the Scottish Government’s expansion of the Emergency Medicine workforce by opening 10 additional training places in 2023, Dr John-Paul L...
Read moreThe College would like to welcome Dr John-Paul (JP) Loughrey, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine, Queen Elizabet...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for September 2022 Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the Royal C...
Read morewarning demand management is not the answer to UEC crisis. Responding to the appointment of Steve Barclay MP as the Secretary of State for Health and ...
Read moreResponding to the Care Quality Commission’s annual State of Care report, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
Read moreResponding to the General Medical Council’s report The state of medical education and practice in the UK: The Workforce report 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, ...
Read moreOn Sunday 9 October 2022 over 16,000 participants took part in the 15th anniversary of the Royal Parks Half Marathon covering 13.1 miles past London’s...
Read moreExam dates and application windows for 2023 have now been confirmed.
Read moreResponding to both the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for August 2022 and yesterday’s announcement by the Health Secreta...
Read moreDr Adrian Boyle has officially taken up the post of President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
Read moreHSIB focus group investigating diagnosis of non-accidental injuries in infants.
Read moreRCEM - Annual review, report & accounts 2021
DownloadResponding to the report by the Scottish Conservative Leader Douglas Ross MSP at FMQs in which he said a recent FOI revealed a patient faced an 84 hou...
Read moreResponding to a comment made by the Health and Social Care Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Thérèse Coffey in which she stated she has no plans to ...
Read moreA new report from The Royal College of Emergency Medicine finds that patients presenting with mental health problems are twice as likely to spend 12-h...
Read moreResponding to the announcement by the Health and Social Care Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Thérèse Coffey, President of the Royal College of Eme...
Read moreThe Prime Minister talks about GP appointments but Emergency Departments are in cardiac arrest...
Read moreWe are immensely saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty The Queen.
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for August 2022, President of the Royal College of Emergenc...
Read moreThe next EC-ACP Supervisor Training Day will take place on 20 September 2022.
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for the South West Region, Dr James Gagg, South West Regional Chair of The Royal Col...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland, Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice Chair of the Royal College of Emergency Me...
Read moreThis year’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 4 October at our Annual Scientific Conference in Belfast.
Read moreHalf of respondents said children and young people facing mental health crises arriving between 3 and 7pm experienced waits of 12-24 hours to see a sp...
Read moreThe past months have seen significant work here at the College to address the issues...
Read moreThere is currently an extremely high demand for exams places, but we are planning to expand our capacity to facilitate extra places in 2023.
Read moreFollowing the high volume of interest in the Diploma Ceremony on Thursday 1 December, we have replanned the logistics to accommodate an extra 50 gradu...
Read moreIt was recently brought to our attention that there was an oversight during the data migration from the NES ePortfolio, relating to the ‘Reflective Pr...
Read moreResponding to NHS England’s letter ‘Next steps in increasing capacity and operational resilience in urgent and emergency care ahead of winter’, Dr Adr...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for July 2022, Vice President of the Royal College of Emerg...
Read moreThe next EC-ACP Supervisor Training Day will take place on 29 September 2022.
Read moreRCEM Careers welcomes applications from Student Societies wishing to be affiliated with the College and can then request event sponsorship. All four ...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (April – June 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Vice Presi...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine have committed to part-sponsoring places on the new Leaders Plus NHS Fellowship Programme. This innovative int...
Read moreThe College is delighted to announce the appointments of Dr Ian Higginson, Dr Jason Long, Dr Salwa Malik, and Dr Maya Naravi to roles of Vice Presiden...
Read moreResponding to the 2022 national training survey published by The General Medical Council, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Kat...
Read moreMy name is Ashleigh Lowther, I am the incoming ACP (Advanced Care Practitioner) Chair.
Read moreA red heat warning has been issued for the first time ever over large parts of the UK for Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 of July. There are forecasts of tem...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for June 2022, President of the Royal College of Emergency ...
Read moreNew briefing shows UEC 10-point recovery plan ‘has failed according to a new snapshot survey from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM).
Read moreThe College has worked closely with Wera Hobhouse, a Liberal Democrat MP, to successfully table a debate in Parliament examining waiting times for eme...
Read moreDue to an incident with the March 2022 FRCEM SBA results, we are implementing changes to our exam results production processes. The new enhanced check...
Read moreRCEM Wales: The latest Emergency Department performance figures for May 2022 published by the Welsh government show:
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for the South East Coast published by NHS England for May 2022 Dr Salwa Malik, Consu...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for May 2022, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Roya...
Read more12-Hour Stays in the Emergency Department’ reveals that on average 1,047 patients waited 12-hours or more from their time of arrival every day in a ma...
Read moreBrighton, Friday 24 June 2022
Read moreCongratulating HM The Queen on her Platinum Jubilee, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “The Royal...
Read moreClosing date - 22 June 2022 (5pm)
Read moreA new report by The Royal College of Emergency Medicine ‘Beds in the NHS’ shows that 13,000 staffed beds are required in the NHS across the UK to driv...
Read moreOver the past five years hospital admissions for eating disorders have risen by 84%. Hospital admissions of children and adolescents for eating disord...
Read moreOn 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...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine recently experienced a technical fault that led to a small number of candidates being incorrectly informed tha...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (January – March 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Dr Paul...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for April 2022, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Ro...
Read moreFor the avoidance of doubt: we are aware of recent comments on social media regarding ACPs in Emergency Medicine. The Royal College of Emergency Medic...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland, Dr John Thomson, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medi...
Read moreTogether with The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) we (RCEM) have developed www.ukraineclinicalguidance.com, a website filled wit...
Read moreRCEM has worked closely with our exam delivery partner, Pearson VUE, to introduce new booking windows for all MRCEM & FRCEM written exams.
Read moreResponding 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...
Read moreRCEM’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 ...
Read moreSpiking 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...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medici...
Read moreResponding to the latest weekly Emergency Department performance figures in Scotland Dr John Thomson, Vice President of The Royal College of Emergency...
Read moreResponding to publication of Urgent and Emergency Care performance figures for March 2022 by NHS England, Dr Ian Higginson, Vice President of The Roya...
Read moreThe latest regional monthly performance figures published by NHS England for March 2022 for the South East show:
Read moreEMSAS has produced a statement on Specialist Doctor appointments in EM, the aim of which is to provide some guidance regarding job descriptions for t...
Read moreThe latest monthly Emergency Department (Major EDs) performance figures for Scotland for February 2022 show the highest proportion of attendances expe...
Read moreOn 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...
Read moreWe've launched #CountMeIn - our campaign to ensure we are fully representing our members - and are asking all members to fill in their demographic pro...
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreFollowing stories about the use of tents outside EDs to enable ambulance offloads, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and the College of Paramedi...
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreThe latest weekly update (w/e 20 March 2022) of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics means one in 25 patients were waiting for 12...
Read moreResponding 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 ...
Read moreDr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “We welcome these reports as learning opportunities to reduce the...
Read moreThis report identifies ongoing concerns which include staffing shortages, overcrowding, workforce burnout, bullying and harassment, time to train and ...
Read moreDr. Khaled Abdul Ghaffar, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, received the work of the Minister of Health and Population and a d...
Read moreThe 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 ...
Read moreThe latest weekly update of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics show that some patients were delayed by 12 hours or more, this i...
Read moreReacting to the tragedies unfolding in Ukraine including the attacks on medical facilities and hospitals, Gordon Miles, Chief Executive Officer of the...
Read moreResponding to the news that members of the House of Lords have voted to require regular publication of independent assessments of current and future h...
Read moreCommenting on changes made to the NHS Standard Contract 2022/23 in response to consultation feedback, President of the Royal college of Emergency Medi...
Read moreThe latest A&E activity and waiting times for major Emergency Departments in Scotland for January 2022 show:
Read moreResponding to the launch of the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives national campaign #WorkWithoutFear Mrs Lisa Munro-Davies, Vice-President of ...
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for January 2022 published by the Welsh government show: • There were 57,667 attendances to major...
Read moreQuarterly Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland show:
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for January 2022 show: - There were 1,246,817 attendances at major Emerg...
Read moreCommenting 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...
Read moreResponding to the Health Foundation’s report ‘Public perceptions of the NHS and social care: performance, policy and expectations’, Dr Katherine Hende...
Read moreVoting for one of three candidates for College President is now open. Vote before 25 February.
Read moreThe latest Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Report 2021-22 for the week ending 30 January 2022 shows:
Read moreThe latest A&E activity and waiting times for major Emergency Departments in Scotland for December 2021 show:
Read moreCommenting 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 ...
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for December 2021 published by the Welsh government show: • There were 57,761 attendances to majo...
Read moreThe latest weekly update of Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland show: - There were 21,163 attendances at A&E services in NHS Scotla...
Read moreResponding to the latest article in the Emergency Medicine Journal ‘Association between delays to patient admission from the emergency department and ...
Read moreThe FRCEM OSCE was held online, 17-28 May 2021, the fourth time the exam had been delivered virtually.
Read moreThe latest Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Reports 2021-22 for week ending 2 January 2022 show:
Read moreResponding to the report by the Health and Social Care Committee, ‘Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic’, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of ...
Read moreThe latest A&E activity and waiting times for major Emergency Departments in Scotland for November 2021 show:
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for November 2021 published by the Welsh government show: There were 61,384 attendances to majo...
Read moreThe latest weekly update of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics show:
Read moreJoint statement by RCEM, RCPCH and RCPsych: Long before the pandemic, mental health and crisis support for children and young people in acute care was...
Read moreThis year we have two categories - the Research Essay Prize and the Quality Improvement Essay Prize. Find out more here.
Read moreDr 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 ...
Read moreIn October 2021 there were 108,279 attendances to major Emergency Departments across Scotland, the number of attendances dropped by 5,719 patients (5%...
Read moreDr Asif Malik has been appointed as East Midlands Regional Chair for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
Read moreWe are launching our Winter Appeal today to support our Emergency Medicine colleagues in Uganda, who urgently need support.
Read moreDr James Gagg has been appointed as South West Regional Chair for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
Read moreQuarterly Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland for July to September 2021 (Quarter 2 ...
Read moreEmergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for October 2021 show four-hour performance has deteriorated for the ...
Read moreRCEM - Annual review, report & accounts 2020
DownloadCommenting on the recent reports of excessively long stays, Dr John Thomson, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scotland, said:
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland published by the Scottish Government today for September 2021 show a deterioration in...
Read moreEmergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for September 2021 show four-hour performance has deteriorated for th...
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland published by the Scottish Government today for August 2021 show that four-hour perfor...
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland published by the Scottish Government today for July 2021 show that performance has de...
Read moreEmergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for July 2021 show the worst four-hour performance ever recorded for ...
Read moreEmergency 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...
Read moreEmergency 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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DownloadThe latest data released today by the Scottish Government for May 2021 show that attendances at Emergency Departments have risen significantly. In May...
Read moreA 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...
Read moreEmergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for May 2021 show the highest number of attendances since the pandemi...
Read moreCommenting on the significant increase in pressures on Emergency Departments in Northern Ireland, Dr Paul Kerr, Vice President of the Royal College of...
Read moreEmergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for April 2021 show that attendances continue to increase and pressur...
Read moreThe latest data released today by the Scottish Government for March 2021 show that attendances at Emergency Departments are beginning to return to pre...
Read moreQuarterly 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...
Read moreEmergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for March 2021 show attendances at Major Emergency Departments are pi...
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreNHS 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...
Read moreMonthly 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...
Read moreEmergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government show continued pressures on the system and a high-level of long stays despite a furth...
Read moreThe Urgent and Emergency Care system is under considerable strain.
Read moreData 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...
Read moreMonthly A&E data published today by the Scottish Government for December 2020 reveal continued strain on the system as staff continue to work tireless...
Read moreEmergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government show that hospitals in Wales are facing intense pressures as waiting times increase s...
Read moreA new study based on responses from over 5,400 doctors in frontline healthcare across the UK and Ireland highlights the significant mental health toll...
Read morePersonal Protective Equipment, ethnic minorities, and occupational risk in Emergency Departments during COVID-19 pandemic
Read moreData 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...
Read moreFigures released today by the Scottish Government for November 2020 reveal the continued and growing strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland.
Read more2021 Holyrood Election Manifesto
Read moreEMTA meets RCEM - See the videos on the work of the College, committees and working groups.
Read moreEthnic disparities in accessing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during Covid-19
Read moreConcerns about the return of crowding and corridor care in Emergency Departments
Read moreConcern about crowding in our Emergency Departments
Read moreNew weekly data from the Scottish Government shows a significant increase in the number of patients attending NHS Scotland Emergency Departments.
Read moreThe first confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the UK were recorded on the 29 January 2020; 3days later, the UK government declared a level 4 incident, allo...
Read moreEmergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government reveal the worst performance and largest number of long waits in Emergency Department...
Read moreAs part of our pledge to tackle inequalities and discrimination in Emergency Medicine, the College is establishing an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion...
Read moreRCEM Northern Ireland Vice President said "This is a shocking illustration of crowding in Emergency Departments that post COVID-19 could not be allowe...
Read moreFigures 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...
Read moreNew monthly data from the Scottish Government shows an increase in attendances to Emergency Departments across Scotland.
Read moreCommenting on the NHS performance statistics for January 2020, which show a record number of patients staying in Emergency Departments for over 12 hou...
Read moreFigures released today by the Scottish Government for December 2019 reveal the continued strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland.
Read moreFigures released today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland shows that Emergency Department performance continues to deteriorate.
Read moreFigures released today by the Scottish Government for November 2019 reveal the continued strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland.
Read moreRCEM Wales Vice President: “Low levels of performance in November does not bode well for the rest of the Winter.”
Read moreFigures released today by the Scottish Government for October 2019 reveal the continued strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland.
Read moreEmergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government reveals declining performance in Emergency Departments across Wales.
Read moreThe NHS in Scotland will need at least 320 extra beds to prevent thousands of patients being treated in corridors this winter.
Read moreRCEM - Annual review, report & accounts 2018
DownloadRCEM Northern Ireland: “our patients and staff continued to experience unprecedented risks to quality of care and patient safety throughout the summer...
Read moreA new benchmarking report on the Emergency Medicine workforce has found that only one in six Emergency Departments had the minimum recommended number ...
Read moreAnnual acute bed occupancy figures released today by the Scottish Government shows reduced bed capacity for hospitals.
Read moreFigures released today by the Scottish Government for July 2019 highlights continued difficulties faced by Emergency Departments.
Read moreProvisional 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 ...
Read moreEmergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government reveals declining performance in Emergency Departments across Wales. Data for July 20...
Read moreFigures released today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland shows the continued strain faced by Emergency Departments across the country.
Read moreRCEM national quality improvement project finds Emergency Departments still struggling to achieve timely initial assessment of children with fever sym...
Read moreFigures released today by the Welsh Government for June 2019 continued strain faced by Emergency Departments across Wales.
Read moreFigures released today by the Scottish Government for May 2019 highlights continued difficulties faced by Emergency Departments.
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics for 2018/19, Dr Ian Crawford, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicin...
Read moreFigures released today by the Welsh Government for May 2019 highlights continued difficulties faced by Emergency Departments after a difficult Winter.
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics for January to March 2019, Dr Ian Crawford, Vice President of the Royal College of Eme...
Read moreFigures released today by the Welsh Government for February 2019 highlight the severe pressures faced by Emergency Department staff in Wales.
Read moreThe January 2019 NHS activity & performance figures released today are confirmation of the significant issues confronting NHS Wales.
Read moreTwo world-leading medical organisations have today called on the Welsh Government to speed up their plans to invest in social and community care servi...
Read moreResponding 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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