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...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has welcomed the announcement of a 15-year long-term NHS workforce plan...
Read moreNational recruitment in Emergency Medicine is delivered by Health Education England, supported by the EM Heads of Schools who sit on the RCEM Training...
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 responded to June 2023’s Emergency Department performance figures for Wales.
Read moreThe ACP Credentialing Checklist, a simplified version of which can be found on the ACP’s ePortfolio dashboard
DownloadThe ACP Credentialing Checklist, a simplified version of which can be found on the ACP’s ePortfolio dashboard.
DownloadThe ACP Credentialing Checklist, a simplified version of which can be found on the ACP’s ePortfolio dashboard,
DownloadDr Salwa Malik, Vice President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine with responsibility for membership, said:...
Read moreFrom the RCEM Informatics Committee
DownloadUpdated 31 March 2022
DownloadThis report identifies ongoing concerns which include staffing shortages, overcrowding, workforce burnout, bullying and harassment, time to train and ...
Read moreExecutive summary - The academic year 2021 – 2022 has been yet another year full of challenges.
DownloadRCEM - Annual review, report & accounts 2015
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DownloadRCEM - Annual review, report & accounts 2018
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DownloadDr. 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 moreRCEM National Quality Improvement Project - National Report 2019/20
DownloadAn independent report by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch
DownloadUpdated to October 2023 version
DownloadThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine & The Royal College of Radiologists - Best Practice Guideline
DownloadPairing with another colleague (Your BUDDY) can improve the safety of you, your buddy and the patient.
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has responded to April – June 2023 Emergency Department performance data for Northern Ireland.
Read moreFor Care of Older People QIP – Data Collection 5 May 2023 – 2 May 2025
DownloadRCEM has worked closely with our exam delivery partner, Pearson VUE, to introduce new booking windows for all MRCEM & FRCEM written exams.
Read moreA checklist provided by Wirral University teaching hospital.
DownloadTogether with The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) we (RCEM) have developed www.ukraineclinicalguidance.com, a website filled wit...
Read moreRCEM Position Statement (Updated)
DownloadTo 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 moreRCEM is seeking a new Quality Improvement Fellow to support the development of our National QI Programme
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 moreManchester Royal Infirmary, October 2022
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Read morePerformance of safe discharge of adult and child patients - published April 2023
DownloadThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has responded to the findings of the CQC’s National Urgent and Emergency Care Survey 2022.
Read moreThe 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...
Read morePosition Statement - Emergency CT Scans
DownloadA 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 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 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 moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for November 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal ...
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 moreQuarterly Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland show: - There were 56,031 attendances...
Read moreLatest edition update October 2022
DownloadWe've launched the next round of our PhD Fellowship Scheme. Applications are invited from EM trainees from CT1 and above before 21 January 2022.
Read moreDr Adrian Boyle has officially taken up the post of President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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 moreThe College would like to welcome Dr Russell McLaughlin, Consultant and Clinical Director in Emergency Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast, to t...
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 moreThe next EC-ACP Supervisor Training Day will take place on 29 September 2022.
Read moreThe next EC-ACP Supervisor Training Day will take place on 20 September 2022.
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 moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for January 2023, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal C...
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 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 Department performance figures for the South East Coast published by NHS England for May 2022 Dr Salwa Malik, Consu...
Read moreThe latest regional monthly performance figures published by NHS England for March 2022 for the South East show: - There were 308,062 attendances at ...
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 moreThe 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...
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 Emergency Department performance figures for February 2023 for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College o...
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 moreExam dates and application windows for 2023 have now been confirmed.
Read moreThe past months have seen significant work here at the College to address the issues...
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 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 moreResponding to the 2022 national training survey published by The General Medical Council, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Kat...
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 moreA joint statement from RCPCH, RCEM and RCGP - Three Medical Royal Colleges are issuing advice for worried parents and healthcare professionals working...
Read moreThe 2022 to 2023 NHS planning guidance...
Read moreReacting to the tragedies unfolding in Ukraine including the attacks on medical facilities and hospitals, Gordon Miles, Chief Executive Officer of the...
Read moreNearly 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...
Read moreWe 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 Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for December 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal ...
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 moreHSIB focus group investigating diagnosis of non-accidental injuries in infants.
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 moreGlobal action required to address the hospital Emergency Department over-crowding crisis
DownloadImproving Emergency Department Care and Treatment for People with a Hip Fracture
DownloadAn 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 moreNational Quality Improvement Project Report - published April 2023
DownloadRCEM Best Practice Guideline (Updated)
DownloadThe 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...
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 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 more'Everything must be done to ensure our members and their patients do not experience the same again this winter', RCEM says
Read moreWe are launching our Winter Appeal today to support our Emergency Medicine colleagues in Uganda, who urgently need support.
Read moreThe Prime Minister talks about GP appointments but Emergency Departments are in cardiac arrest...
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreFrom the RCEM Paediatric Emergency Medicine Professional Advisory Group
DownloadOn 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 moreResponding to news that ministers plan to ditch the metrics for Emergency Care performance outlined in the Clinical Review of Standards, President of ...
Read moreRCEM Best practice guide for a safe, committed, compassionate and caring service.
DownloadOver the past five years hospital admissions for eating disorders have risen by 84%. Hospital admissions of children and adolescents for eating disord...
Read moreJoint statement by RCEM, RCPCH and RCPsych The Royal Colleges of Emergency Medicine, Paediatrics and Child Health, and Psychiatrists recognise the ...
Read moreMy name is Ashleigh Lowther, I am the incoming ACP (Advanced Care Practitioner) Chair.
Read moreManchester Royal Infirmary, October 2022
DownloadThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has responded to the latest Emergency Department performance statistics for July 2023.
Read moreResponding to the latest weekly Emergency Department performance figures in Scotland Dr John Thomson, Vice President of The Royal College of Emergency...
Read moreUpdated detailed information on the MRCEM OSCE examination
DownloadClosing date - 22 June 2022 (5pm)
Read moreThe application window for the National Clinical Impact Awards is open until 05 May 2023.
Read moreA guide for users of the RCEM National online QI system.
DownloadResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for August 2022, President of the Royal College of Emergenc...
Read moreDr Asif Malik has been appointed as East Midlands Regional Chair for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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 James Gagg has been appointed as South West 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 moreA 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 ...
Read moreA 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...
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 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 Care Quality Commission’s annual State of Care report, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
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 Care Waiting Time Statistics (April – June 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Vice Presi...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (January – March 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Dr Paul...
Read moreThis information sheet, put together with the College of Paramedics, Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, and the British Association for Immedi...
DownloadThe 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 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 moreResponding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (July – September 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Vice P...
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 moreNational Quality Improvement Project Report - published April 2023
DownloadThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for December 2021 published by the Welsh government show: • There were 57,761 attendances to majo...
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 Chancellor of the Exchequer’s statement in the House of Commons today outlining the government’s Spring Budget, Dr Adrian Boyle, Pre...
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for October 2021 published today by NHS England show that monthly performance has consistently and...
Read moreThe latest weekly update of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics show: Four-hour performance was second lowest on record at 69...
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for November 2021 published by the Welsh government show: There were 61,384 attendances to majo...
Read moreJoint Position Statement between UK Clinical Pharmacy Association and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine
DownloadKey Recommendations for Retention and Workforce Wellbeing in Emergency Care
DownloadCommenting 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 moreJoint statement with the College of Policing and National Police Chiefs' Council - Drink spiking is when someone puts drugs or alcohol into a person’s...
DownloadAn update from CEO Gordon Miles and Romana Moss, Director of Education
Read moreProposal - The Health and Social Care Select Committee should examine the role emergency care can play in prevention in its upcoming prevention inqu...
DownloadA RCEM Best Practice Guideline
DownloadThe UK National Health Service (NHS) and specifically Emergency Medicine (EM) is facing a retention crisis...
DownloadCommenting 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 publication of the Delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services by NHS England and the Department of Health and S...
Read moreWhy Emergency Department Crowding matters
DownloadThis year’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 4 October at our Annual Scientific Conference in Belfast.
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 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 moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine is calling for UK governments to act now to achieve safe staffing levels in Emergency Departments after a work...
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 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 report ‘Delayed hospital handovers: Impact assessment of patient harm’ published today by the Association of Ambulance Chief ...
Read moreOutlines the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s (RCEM) system wide plan to improve patient care.
Read moreThe latest Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Report 2021-22 for the week ending 30 January 2022 shows: - One in five ambulances were delayed ...
Read moreCongratulating His Majesty The King and Her Majesty Queen Camilla, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
Read moreThe recommendations in this document are a re-statement of good infection and control procedures that should be in place in emergency departments (EDs...
DownloadTo celebrate some of the many days which are important to our members and our emergency medicine community.
DownloadThis year we have two categories - the Research Essay Prize and the Quality Improvement Essay Prize. Find out more here.
Read moreEmergency care services face an unparalleled crisis. More patients than ever before are experiencing extremely long waiting times in our Emergency D...
DownloadIn their joint position statement the Faculty and College take the unprecedented step of warning that critical and emergency care services will be str...
DownloadRCEM's 2022 Winter Appeal raised funds supporting our partners, Rawalpindi Medical University (RMU), in their relief work following the devastating im...
Read moreRCEM will be celebrating SAS Week from 9 to 13 October by sharing and praising the great efforts of the entire specialty.
Read moreWe’re looking for a GPEMS Steering Group member. You will be involved in steering group meetings, writing guidelines, editing and working with other m...
Read moreCongratulating HM The Queen on her Platinum Jubilee, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “The Royal...
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 Royal College of Emergency Medicine today outlines five priorities for UK governments to tackle the crisis in Emergency Care, after polling carrie...
Read more24 Hours in A&E - no longer just a TV show, a shameful reality for hundreds of thousands of people
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has published its policy position on Environmentally Sustainable Emergency Healthcare.
Read moreToday (4 July 2023) The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) launches GreenED; an innovative new ‘green’ accreditation framework for Emergency D...
Read moreRCEM made front page news in the Independent...
Read moreMembers of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine have voted to increase the College’s annual subscription rates...
Read moreRCEM & NPIS guidelines on antidote availability for Emergency Departments - 2021 Update.
Read moreRCEM briefing on Oral questions in the House of Lords: Prime Minister’s pledge to strengthen the NHS
DownloadResponding to the launch of the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives national campaign #WorkWithoutFear Mrs Lisa Munro-Davies, Vice-President of ...
Read moreRecent years have seen a rapid development in clinically-orientated Artificial Intelligence (AI) including Machine Learning (ML) applications
DownloadVoting for one of three candidates for College President is now open. Vote before 25 February.
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 moreThe winter of 2022/23 posed significant challenges for the NHS, prompting the Department for Health and NHS England to publish two ‘plans’ to recover
DownloadReacting to the news that Junior Doctors in Scotland have rejected the Scottish Government’s 14.5% pay offer...
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 moreResponding to the latest article in the Emergency Medicine Journal ‘Association between delays to patient admission from the emergency department and ...
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 moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has responded to May 2023’s Emergency Department performance statistics for England
Read moreToday (21 June 2023) the National Audit Office (NAO) has published its ‘Access to unplanned or urgent care’ report.
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 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 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 Royal College of Emergency Medicine has called new research which details the scale of mistreatment experienced by doctors in training as ‘difficu...
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 today’s publication of The Hewitt Review: An independent review of integrated care systems by Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt, Dr Adrian Boyle, P...
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 moreResponding 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 the Health Foundation’s report ‘Public perceptions of the NHS and social care: performance, policy and expectations’, Dr Katherine Hende...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 moreWe are immensely saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty The Queen.
Read moreCommenting on industrial action by nursing staff, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
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 Royal College of Nursing's announcement that there will be a 48-hour industrial action that includes Emergency Departments, intensiv...
Read moreCommenting on the upcoming industrial action by junior doctors, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
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 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 moreA new report from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine confirms significant racialised patterns of occupational risk for staff working in Emergency...
Read moreThe RCEM has announced the provision of no cost membership for members on new parents’ leave...
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 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 moreQuarterly Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland for July to September 2021 (Quarter 2 ...
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 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 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 moreDr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “We welcome these reports as learning opportunities to reduce the...
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 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 moreEarlier this year the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) opened a consultation on
Read moreUrgent update, immediate priorities, and recommendations
DownloadThe latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for January 2022 show: - There were 1,246,817 attendances at major Emerg...
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for January 2022 published by the Welsh government show: • There were 57,667 attendances to major...
Read moreEnvironmental and financial benefits from the Royal Free Emergency Department
DownloadIt 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 moreEmergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for October 2021 show four-hour performance has deteriorated for the ...
Read moreRCEM Scotland's response to Scottish Health, Sport and Social Care committee inquiry into NHS winter planning.
Read moreCommenting on the recent reports of excessively long stays, Dr John Thomson, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scotland, said:...
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 moreResponding to both the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for August 2022 and yesterday’s announcement by the Health Secreta...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland, Dr John Thomson, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medi...
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland published by the Scottish Government today for September 2021 show a deterioration in...
Read moreUse of the SNAP Regimen for Treatment of Paracetamol Toxicity in adults and children
DownloadCommenting 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 moreBrighton, Friday 24 June 2022
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 moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for September 2022 Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the Royal C...
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 moreThe FRCEM OSCE was held online, 17-28 May 2021, the fourth time the exam had been delivered virtually.
Read moreRCEM Careers welcomes applications from Student Societies wishing to be affiliated with the College and can then request event sponsorship. All four ...
Read moreGuidance bridging the gap between evidence and the need to provide quality care and advice, updated February 2024.
DownloadThe 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...
Read more5.15 pm on Tuesday 26 September 2023 as part of our Annual Scientific Conference in Glasgow.
Read moreRCEM recommends the use of dedicated Emergency Department pharmacists to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
DownloadThe 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 moreWe’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.
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for May 2022, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Roya...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medici...
Read moreEmergency Department (ED) leads are not at all confident that their organisation will cope this winter, according to a new snapshot survey from the Ro...
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 moreIn February 2023 the Government and NHS England published its Delivery Plan for the Recovery of Urgent and Emergency Care Service...
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for February 2022 published by the Welsh government show: • There were 56,101 attendances at majo...
Read moreThe latest monthly Emergency Department (Major EDs) performance figures for Scotland for February 2022 show: • There were 95,692 attendances • Four...
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 latest Emergency Department performance figures for the South West Region, Dr James Gagg, South West Regional Chair of The Royal Col...
Read moreThe latest weekly update of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics show: • There were 24,920 attendances, the highest since week ...
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 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 moreCommenting on the continued pressures facing the Emergency Care system across Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergenc...
Read moreThis report was written on behalf of the National Board of Wales by Tamara Pinedo, Senior Policy Officer.
DownloadThe latest weekly update (w/e 20 March 2022) of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics show: • There were 25,506 attendances in w...
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 moreIn this month's guest blog, EMTA Committee Chair talks about the importance of trainees giving feedback in the annual EMTA survey.
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 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 moreRCEM Wales: The latest Emergency Department performance figures for May 2022 published by the Welsh government show:
Read moreAn opportunity to hear from RCEM President Adrian Boyle on the latest clinical updates and medical challenges.
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 moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for September 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal...
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 moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for April 2022, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Ro...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has responded to June 2023’s Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland.
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 latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for March 2023 Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the Royal Colle...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for June 2022, President of the Royal College of Emergency ...
Read moreResponding to the House of Lords Public Services Committee’s report Emergency Healthcare: a national emergency published today, Dr Adrian Boyle, Presi...
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 July 2022, Vice President of the Royal College of Emerg...
Read moreResponding 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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