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The College, supported by its Royal Patron, Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, advances education and research in Emergency Medicine. It sets training standards, administers examinations for Fellowship and Membership, and recommends trainees for CCT. Committed to high-quality patient care, the College sets and monitors emergency department standards and provides expert policy guidance on Emergency Medicine
Catch up with our On-Demand Events
RCEM looks to the future of Emergency Medicine at inaugural annual conference
26/04/2026 – The future of Emergency Medicine is bright and clinicians must continue to be “loud and proud” about what they do.
“Utterly horrifying” state of Northern Ireland A&Es revealed as 2026 so far has seen the worst waiting times EVER recorded
23/04/2026 – The Northern Ireland Executive must immediately take action or more lives will be lost to the Emergency Care crisis.
The month of March saw three times as many people waiting 12 hours or more than nine years ago: RCEM
23/04/26 – In March, across EDs in Wales, 10,931 patients waited more than 12 hours.
RCEM launches GreenED in Australia and New Zealand to cut the environmental impact of Emergency Departments, reduce costs and improve patient care
22/04/26 – It comes after nine EDs in New South Wales, Australia, have achieved Bronze through the GreenED International pilot programme.
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