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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New money announced by the Government aimed at easing winter pressure on the NHS should be focused on increasing capacity in Emergency Departments and...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has welcomed the announcement of a 15-year long-term NHS workforce plan...
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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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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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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has responded to the latest Emergency Department performance statistics for June 2023. Published tod...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has responded to June 2023’s Emergency Department performance figures for Wales.
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The ACP Credentialing Checklist, a simplified version of which can be found on the ACP’s ePortfolio dashboard
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The ACP Credentialing Checklist, a simplified version of which can be found on the ACP’s ePortfolio dashboard.
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The ACP Credentialing Checklist, a simplified version of which can be found on the ACP’s ePortfolio dashboard,
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Dr Salwa Malik, Vice President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine with responsibility for membership, said:...
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Updated 31 March 2022
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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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Executive summary - The academic year 2021 – 2022 has been yet another year full of challenges.
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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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RCEM National Quality Improvement Project - National Report 2019/20
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An independent report by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch
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Updated to October 2023 version
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Pairing with another colleague (Your BUDDY) can improve the safety of you, your buddy and the patient.
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For Care of Older People QIP – Data Collection 5 May 2023 – 2 May 2025
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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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A checklist provided by Wirral University teaching hospital.
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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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To mark the beginning of Pride the College has launched its first Diversity Calendar. This calendar highlights key EDI awareness days and weeks and bo...
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RCEM is seeking a new Quality Improvement Fellow to support the development of our National QI Programme
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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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Performance of safe discharge of adult and child patients - published April 2023
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has responded to the findings of the CQC’s National Urgent and Emergency Care Survey 2022.
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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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A 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...
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Data seen by The Royal College of Emergency Medicine from the Summary Emergency Department Indicator Table (SEDIT) and NHS Benchmarking show that in E...
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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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Due to an incident with the March 2022 FRCEM SBA results, we are implementing changes to our exam results production processes. The new enhanced check...
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Guidance as for any case suspected or confirmed.
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine & The Royal College of Radiologists - Best Practice Guideline
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for November 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal ...
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Following the high volume of interest in the Diploma Ceremony on Thursday 1 December, we have replanned the logistics to accommodate an extra 50 gradu...
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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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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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Dr Adrian Boyle has officially taken up the post of President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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The College would like to welcome Dr John-Paul (JP) Loughrey, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine, Queen Elizabet...
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The College would like to welcome Dr Russell McLaughlin, Consultant and Clinical Director in Emergency Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast, to t...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for April 2023, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal Col...
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The next EC-ACP Supervisor Training Day will take place on 29 September 2022.
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The next EC-ACP Supervisor Training Day will take place on 20 September 2022.
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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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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for January 2023, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal C...
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The College has worked closely with Wera Hobhouse, a Liberal Democrat MP, to successfully table a debate in Parliament examining waiting times for eme...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for October 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal C...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for the South East Coast published by NHS England for May 2022 Dr Salwa Malik, Consu...
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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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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for March 2023 for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of E...
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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 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 Emergency Department performance figures for February 2023 for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College o...
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The Association for Trainee Doctors Group issued a letter to all Royal Medical Colleges via the Academy. We responded formally to this letter.
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Exam dates and application windows for 2023 have now been confirmed.
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The past months have seen significant work here at the College to address the issues...
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New 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...
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Responding to the 2022 national training survey published by The General Medical Council, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Kat...
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More than 700 new trainee Emergency Medicine doctors are needed to avert a staffing crisis in Emergency Departments - that’s according to new analysis...
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Three Medical Royal Colleges are issuing advice for worried parents and healthcare professionals working during a very tough winter.
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The 2022 to 2023 NHS planning guidance...
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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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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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We together with the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, ...
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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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HSIB focus group investigating diagnosis of non-accidental injuries in infants.
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Global action required to address the hospital Emergency Department over-crowding crisis
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Improving Emergency Department Care and Treatment for People with a Hip Fracture
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An independent external review which was commissioned last year in response to an exams error which saw 50 candidates being given an incorrect pass re...
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National Quality Improvement Project Report - published April 2023
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The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the general health of the British public and the NHS will be long lasting. NHS waiting lists currently stand a...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland, Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice Chair of the Royal College of Emergency Me...
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The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that further industrial action by junior doctors will be taking place between 14 and 17 June 2023....
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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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We are launching our Winter Appeal today to support our Emergency Medicine colleagues in Uganda, who urgently need support.
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The Prime Minister talks about GP appointments but Emergency Departments are in cardiac arrest...
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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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From the RCEM Paediatric Emergency Medicine Professional Advisory Group
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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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Responding to news that ministers plan to ditch the metrics for Emergency Care performance outlined in the Clinical Review of Standards, President of ...
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RCEM Best practice guide for a safe, committed, compassionate and caring service.
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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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My name is Ashleigh Lowther, I am the incoming ACP (Advanced Care Practitioner) Chair.
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has responded to the latest Emergency Department performance statistics for July 2023.
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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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Updated detailed information on the MRCEM OSCE examination
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Closing date - 22 June 2022 (5pm)
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The application window for the National Clinical Impact Awards is open until 05 May 2023.
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for August 2022, President of the Royal College of Emergenc...
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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 Sarah Honess has officially taken up the post of South East England 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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Dr Susie Dorrian has officially taken up the post of West Midlands Regional Chair for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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A new report by The Royal College of Emergency Medicine ‘Tip of the Iceberg: 12-Hour Stays in the Emergency Department’ reveals that on average 1,047 ...
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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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A 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...
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The 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...
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Responding to the Care Quality Commission’s annual State of Care report, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
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Responding to NHS England’s letter ‘Next steps in increasing capacity and operational resilience in urgent and emergency care ahead of winter’, Dr Adr...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (April – June 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Vice Presi...
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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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This information sheet, put together with the College of Paramedics, Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, and the British Association for Immedi...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has called for the Northern Ireland Executive to reconvene and take meaningful action to tackle the crisis in ...
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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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Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (July – September 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Vice P...
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There is currently an extremely high demand for exams places, but we are planning to expand our capacity to facilitate extra places in 2023.
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National Quality Improvement Project Report - published April 2023
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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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A 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...
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Responding to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s statement in the House of Commons today outlining the government’s Spring Budget, Dr Adrian Boyle, Pre...
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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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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 Emergency Department performance figures for November 2021 published by the Welsh government show: There were 61,384 attendances to majo...
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Key Recommendations for Retention and Workforce Wellbeing in Emergency Care
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Joint statement with the College of Policing and National Police Chiefs' Council - Drink spiking is when someone puts drugs or alcohol into a person’s...
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An update from CEO Gordon Miles and Romana Moss, Director of Education
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Proposal - The Health and Social Care Select Committee should examine the role emergency care can play in prevention in its upcoming prevention inqu...
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The UK National Health Service (NHS) and specifically Emergency Medicine (EM) is facing a retention crisis...
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Commenting 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...
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Commenting on the publication of the Delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services by NHS England and the Department of Health and S...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for December 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal ...
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The 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...
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Why Emergency Department Crowding matters
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This year’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 4 October at our Annual Scientific Conference in Belfast.
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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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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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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has responded to April – June 2023 Emergency Department performance data for Northern Ireland.
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Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics for Quarter 4 (January – March 2023) published by the Department of Health Northern Ir...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for January 2023 for the South West Region, Dr James Gagg, South West Regional Chair...
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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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Outlines the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s (RCEM) system wide plan to improve patient care.
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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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Congratulating His Majesty The King and Her Majesty Queen Camilla, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
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The recommendations in this document are a re-statement of good infection and control procedures that should be in place in emergency departments (EDs...
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To celebrate some of the many days which are important to our members and our emergency medicine community.
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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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Emergency care services face an unparalleled crisis. More patients than ever before are experiencing extremely long waiting times in our Emergency D...
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In their joint position statement the Faculty and College take the unprecedented step of warning that critical and emergency care services will be str...
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RCEM's 2022 Winter Appeal raised funds supporting our partners, Rawalpindi Medical University (RMU), in their relief work following the devastating im...
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We’re looking for a GPEMS Steering Group member. You will be involved in steering group meetings, writing guidelines, editing and working with other m...
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Congratulating HM The Queen on her Platinum Jubilee, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “The Royal...
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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 Royal College of Emergency Medicine today outlines five priorities for UK governments to tackle the crisis in Emergency Care, after polling carrie...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has published its policy position on Environmentally Sustainable Emergency Healthcare.
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Today (4 July 2023) The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) launches GreenED; an innovative new ‘green’ accreditation framework for Emergency D...
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RCEM made front page news in the Independent...
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RCEM & NPIS guidelines on antidote availability for Emergency Departments - 2021 Update.
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RCEM briefing on Oral questions in the House of Lords: Prime Minister’s pledge to strengthen the NHS
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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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Recent years have seen a rapid development in clinically-orientated Artificial Intelligence (AI) including Machine Learning (ML) applications
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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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The winter of 2022/23 posed significant challenges for the NHS, prompting the Department for Health and NHS England to publish two ‘plans’ to recover
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Reacting to the news that Junior Doctors in Scotland have rejected the Scottish Government’s 14.5% pay offer...
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Responding to the result of the British Medical Association (BMA) ballot in favour of industrial action by Consultants in England, Dr Adrian Boyle, Pr...
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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 Labour's mission to create an NHS fit for the future, as outlined by Labour leader Keir Starmer today, Dr Ian Higginson, Vice President ...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has responded to May 2023’s Emergency Department performance statistics for England
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Today (21 June 2023) the National Audit Office (NAO) has published its ‘Access to unplanned or urgent care’ report.
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Commenting on a UK-wide investigation by the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS) which found one in three junior doctors struggle to ...
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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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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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Responding 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 ...
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Responding to the announcement by the Health and Social Care Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Thérèse Coffey, President of the Royal College of Eme...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has called new research which details the scale of mistreatment experienced by doctors in training as ‘difficu...
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Responding to the Autumn Statement announced yesterday in the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt MP, President of the Ro...
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Responding to today’s publication of The Hewitt Review: An independent review of integrated care systems by Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt, Dr Adrian Boyle, P...
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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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Responding 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...
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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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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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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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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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On 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...
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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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Commenting on the announcement of strike action dates for the ambulance services by GMB, Unite and Unison, President of the Royal College of Emergency...
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A 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...
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We are immensely saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty The Queen.
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Commenting on industrial action by nursing staff, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
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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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Responding to the Royal College of Nursing's announcement that there will be a 48-hour industrial action that includes Emergency Departments, intensiv...
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Commenting on the upcoming industrial action by junior doctors, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine have committed to part-sponsoring places on the new Leaders Plus NHS Fellowship Programme. This innovative int...
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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 repeat survey by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine of their members into mental health services for children and young people (CYP) in crisis ...
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The RCEM has announced the provision of no cost membership for members on new parents’ leave...
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A 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 ...
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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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Responding to the news that members of the House of Lords have voted to require regular publication of independent assessments of current and future h...
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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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Responding to the General Medical Council’s report The state of medical education and practice in the UK: The Workforce report 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, ...
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Responding to the appointment of Steve Barclay MP as the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal Colleg...
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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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Commenting on the Scottish Government’s expansion of the Emergency Medicine workforce by opening 10 additional training places in 2023, Dr John-Paul L...
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Commenting on Downing Street’s NHS Recovery Forum on Saturday 7 January and the subsequent announcement of funding for Health and Social Care, Dr Adri...
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Earlier this year the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) opened a consultation on
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Urgent update, immediate priorities, and recommendations
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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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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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Environmental and financial benefits from the Royal Free Emergency Department
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It was recently brought to our attention that there was an oversight during the data migration from the NES ePortfolio, relating to the ‘Reflective Pr...
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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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RCEM Scotland's response to Scottish Health, Sport and Social Care committee inquiry into NHS winter planning.
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Commenting on the announcement by the BMA of industrial action by junior doctors, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicin...
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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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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for December 2022 Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the Royal Co...
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Responding to both the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for August 2022 and yesterday’s announcement by the Health Secreta...
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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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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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Use of the SNAP Regimen for Treatment of Paracetamol Toxicity in adults and children
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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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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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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for September 2022 Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the Royal C...
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The British Medical Association has announced further industrial action by junior doctors between 7am on Wednesday 14 June 2023 and 7am on Saturday 17...
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The FRCEM OSCE was held online, 17-28 May 2021, the fourth time the exam had been delivered virtually.
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RCEM Careers welcomes applications from Student Societies wishing to be affiliated with the College and can then request event sponsorship. All four ...
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Guidance bridging the gap between evidence and the need to provide quality care and advice, updated February 2024.
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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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5.15 pm on Tuesday 26 September 2023 as part of our Annual Scientific Conference in Glasgow.
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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 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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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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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for May 2022, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Roya...
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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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Emergency Department (ED) leads are not at all confident that their organisation will cope this winter, according to a new snapshot survey from the Ro...
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Two 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...
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In February 2023 the Government and NHS England published its Delivery Plan for the Recovery of Urgent and Emergency Care Service...
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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 latest monthly Emergency Department (Major EDs) performance figures for Scotland for February 2022 show: • There were 95,692 attendances • Four...
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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 latest Emergency Department performance figures for the South West Region, Dr James Gagg, South West Regional Chair of The Royal Col...
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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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News that public satisfaction levels with the NHS and Accident and Emergency Services have fallen further is disheartening, but not at all surprising....
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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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Commenting on the continued pressures facing the Emergency Care system across Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergenc...
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This report was written on behalf of the National Board of Wales by Tamara Pinedo, Senior Policy Officer.
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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 the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for April 2023 Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the Royal Colle...
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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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RCEM Wales: The latest Emergency Department performance figures for May 2022 published by the Welsh government show:
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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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An opportunity to hear from RCEM President Adrian Boyle on the latest clinical updates and medical challenges.
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The 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...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for September 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal...
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Responding to the latest weekly Emergency Department performance figures in Scotland Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of The Royal College of Eme...
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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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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has responded to June 2023’s Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland.
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Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (October – December 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Dr P...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for March 2023 Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the Royal Colle...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for June 2022, President of the Royal College of Emergency ...
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Responding to the House of Lords Public Services Committee’s report Emergency Healthcare: a national emergency published today, Dr Adrian Boyle, Presi...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for April 2023 for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of E...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for July 2022, Vice President of the Royal College of Emerg...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for February 2023 Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the Royal Co...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for February 2023, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal ...
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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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Responding to the latest monthly Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for January 2023, Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the ...
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