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The Welsh government must ‘listen to those on the frontline’ of emergency care as health board issues capacity warning.
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Dr Jayne McLaren, Emergency Medicine Consultant at NHS Ayrshire and Arran, has been elected as the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s new Vice Chai...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has hit back at health service guidance detailing how patients can be ‘safely’ treated in corridors describing...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine says it is ‘deeply concerned’ about the lack of political attention on the pressure facing Urgent and Emergenc...
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While a boost in funding to improve healthcare in Wales is a move in the right direction, the Draft Budget released this week lacks significant detail...
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Responding to Health Secretary Wes Streeting's comments to trust leaders this morning regarding "critical" A&E situation Dr Adrian Boyle, President of...
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The process to appoint the new President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine gets underway on Monday 9 December 2024 when the nomination window...
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The Government’s ‘Plan for Change’ has failed to deliver a plan and significant change to future-proof Emergency Medicine which is facing one of the m...
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“What is detailed should serve as a call to action for all Emergency Department (ED) clinicians"
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Today’s budget released by the Scottish government is a “step in the right direction” but comes too late to ease the winter crisis already hitting som...
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Ashleigh Lowther is RCEM’s ACP Chair and an Advanced Clinical Practitioner specialising in Adult and Paediatric Emergency Care. She has the important ...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has joined calls for the Scottish government to address ‘delayed hospital discharges’ in the upcoming budget a...
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Following the success of its first GreenED accreditations, RCEM has released details for EDs so they can begin joining its Spring 2025 cohort.
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Voting for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s next Vice Chair Scotland opens tomorrow (4 November 2024).
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Emergency Medicine clinicians in Wales feel like they are getting the cold shoulder from the Welsh Government as the weather worsens and their concern...
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The Care Quality Commission's released the results of their survey about people’s care and treatment experiences in UEC.
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Almost nine out of 10 UK A&E clinicians said they aren’t confident that their departments will cope well this winter.
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has described the significant spike in the number of people waiting 12 hours or more in Emergency Departments ...
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League tables to compare hospital performance could take away focus from deeper systemic issues affecting Urgent and Emergency Care.
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"This plan is described as one of ‘winter preparedness’. We are in winter. And already our Emergency Departments are experiencing huge demand, which w...
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Emergency Departments registering for RCEM's QIPs will have a new Quality Improvement Portal in 2025 to enhance their experiences.
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Extremely long and dangerous wait times should serve as a ‘chilling warning’ to the Scottish government that the country’s Emergency Departments are o...
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Today’s budget represents a good first step on the road to rebuilding the NHS but Emergency Department staff and patients are still facing a very blea...
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Emergency Medicine Consultant Edward Chinwendu Oforka has shared a short biography of his background and career achievements so far for Black History ...
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The government’s pre-budget health funding announcement offers little reassurance to Emergency Clinicians or their patients' ahead of what could be 'm...
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ED Consultant Cyriacus has shared the story of his background and Emergency Medicine career achievements so far for Black History Month.
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Responding to the Care Quality Commission's (CQC) State of Care report 2023/24, Dr Ian Higginson, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Med...
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The Welsh government must prioritise reducing Emergency Department waiting times alongside specialty waiting lists.
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The Northern Ireland Executive must act now to avoid a ‘disastrous winter’ for patients seeking care in the country’s A&Es, the Royal College of Emerg...
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In response to the analysis from the Liberal Democrats showing more than one million patients waited 12 hours or more in A&E this year, Dr Ian Higgins...
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As the government announces its public consultation on the long-term future of the NHS, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has warned it not to l...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has joined the call for action to address “systemic issues across UK healthcare” following a report into inequ...
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New fees for services provided by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine have been agreed for 2025, with a new formula put in place...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at its Annual Scientific Conference at the Glasshouse in Gateshead
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Associate Medical Director Dr Janos Baombe has shared the story of his background and career achievements so far for Black History Month.
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We were honoured to welcome our Patron, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal on the third and final day of RCEM’s ASC which highlighted the importanc...
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Patron of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal addressed more than 300 delegates at RCEM’s Annual Sci...
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As winter looms, and with many Emergency Departments already experiencing unsustainable pressure, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has urged NH...
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Day two of RCEM’s ASC was filled with inspiration – from considering where the specialty was born to seeing the next generation of Emergency Medics pr...
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An emphasis on the pivotal findings of Lord Darzi’s review began RCEM's Annual Scientific Conference.
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The Scottish government is ‘not doing enough’ to prevent another winter crisis in A&Es, as overcrowding continues to make delivering safe care ‘a chal...
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Rena, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in the Emergency Department, has shared her perspective of what Black History Month (BHM) means to her.
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The Scottish government must heed the 'alarms bells' as new A&E data suggests another very challenging winter ahead.
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It includes updates from RCEM’s regional and national boards as well as from the many specialist committees and special interest groups within the Col...
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The 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...
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In response to the General Medical Council (GMC’s) release today (Thursday 26 September 2024) of resources to support survivors of sexual misconduct b...
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The first hospital EDs in the country to become accredited for environmental sustainability have received certifications from RCEM.
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RCEM’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...
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The Welsh Government must come up with a plan to address the extreme demands being experienced by the country’s Emergency Departments – with some alre...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has welcomed the Liberal Democrats’ call to ‘make the NHS winterproof’ as the colder months loom.
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‘Seasons Greetings’ RCEM tells MPs as A&Es hit by ‘winter demand’ all year round.
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The Urgent and Emergency Care system is stuck in ‘survival mode.’
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Members’ 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...
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The Government has today become the first to accept and acknowledge the dangerous and unacceptable risks of patients waiting extreme lengths of time i...
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In 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...
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Curbing sky rocketing A&E waiting times must be the number one priority for the Scottish government with winter just around the corner.
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Dr 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...
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RCEM is recruiting volunteer team members to a project aiming to improve patients’ experience of receiving pain relief in the Emergency Departments.
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The new First Minister of Wales must take urgent action to address long waits in Emergency Departments before an inevitable winter spike in demand.
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We have to get better at involving and supporting inpatients to leave hospital as soon as they are able to.
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The latest shocking A&E performance data for Northern Ireland must be a catalyst for change.
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has today (Tuesday 13 August 2024) launched an online learning programme to support emergency medicine ...
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The government must take urgent action to increase A&E capacity ahead of winter.
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In response to the findings of the General Medical Council’s survey The state of medical education and practice in the UK: Workplace experiences 2024,...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has announced a host of materials to support members as it updates and streamlines the eligibility requ...
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This 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 ...
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The Autumn ACP credentialing application window is open for ACPs submitting a first application or full resubmission on the 2017 curriculum.
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We strongly denounce the recent shocking Islamophobic and racist disorder being committed in the UK.
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An RCEM interactive global health map to connect projects is gathering pace.
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'Real opportunity to stop people becoming victims of knife crime’ emphasised by RCEM President Dr Adrian Boyle in a BBC documentary.
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RCEM describes survey findings showing that doctors training in EM report the highest rate of burnout across all specialties as “upsetting but not sur...
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The 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...
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Vital free learning resources ‘empowering healthcare and homelessness support worker collaboration’ is being backed by RCEM.
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has called for the next First Minister of Wales to prioritise Emergency Care as people continue to suff...
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Dr Ian Higginson, Vice President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine said: “We welcome the planned improvements to the NHS outlined in the King...
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It 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...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has congratulated the Labour Party on winning the General Election and urged them to act immediately to addres...
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A RCEM project aiming to improve the care of older people in emergency departments has found “room for improvement” nationally.
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James Folan, RCEM’s eLearning Manager, explains the new features of the RCEMLearning website that will help you on your journey through studying and p...
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RCEMLearning, the e-learning platform of RCEM, has a new Guidelines resource and has launched a survey to collect feedback from users
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This is the response from The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) Scotland as the latest Emergency Department performance data reveals that one...
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For individuals that have demonstrated evidence of excellence in emergency care or humanitarian activities within low- and/ or middle-income countries...
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Gareth 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
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has welcomed the announcement of two new vaccination programmes to protect against Respiratory Syncytia...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has described undercover footage filmed in a hospital A&E department as ‘shocking but not isolated’
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has described undercover footage filmed in a hospital A&E department as ‘shocking but not isolated’
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New research has revealed the ‘devastating’ reality of overcrowding in Scottish A&Es as more than half are forced to treat people in corridors.
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The response from RCEM as party manifestos fail to give much detail on urgent and emergency care in their pledges.
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has agreed its position regarding Physician Associates in Emergency Medicine.
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Earlier this year the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) opened a consultation on
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Following the success of Emergency Medicine Day 2024, RCEM is celebrating its GreenED team adding their voices to the climate crisis focus of EM-Day.
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is urging whoever forms the next Westminster Government to ensure the Scottish executive has sufficient fundin...
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“The next government must prioritise these things immediately. Only then will we see an end to this disgraceful, dehumanising and dangerous situation....
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“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...
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Dr Zoe Steley, EM registrar and co-founding member of RCEM’s Environmental Specialist Interest Group (ESIG), writes an update on the trailblazing Gree...
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In celebration of Emergency Medicine Day 2024 (27 May 2024), The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has signed a treaty calling for the ‘phasi...
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Derriford ED is adopting some novel approaches to improving sustainability. Dr Daisy Stevens, GreenED lead in Plymouth explains more…
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RCEM Wales responds to latest monthly Emergency Department performance figures on the crisis being experienced
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Responding to the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calling a General Election on 4 July 2024, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Dr Adrian...
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Following the publication of NHS England’s updated Urgent and Emergency Recovery Plan, President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Adrian...
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Royal College responds to NHS England’s updated Delivery Plan for the Recovery of Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) services.
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A new national pathway, outlining the best practical concepts for ensuring patients with non-ambulatory fragility fractures (broken bone caused by a f...
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“This latest news detailing the uplift of medical school places is welcome. Medicine remains one of the best, rewarding – and I hope - still attractiv...
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Last 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
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A&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 ...
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An annual competition giving all the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s (RCEM) members the opportunity to submit ideas for the next Quality Improve...
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Last 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...
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Are you a member with a passion to make a difference and want to share your ideas with us?
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Are 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?
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The 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...
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Work must be done to improve discharge speed in hospitals if “dire” ED waiting times in Northern Ireland are to improve
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RCEM Wales - new statistics show patients are continuing to experience extremely long waits.
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The current state of the health service is compounded with retention problems. This is evidenced in the third in a series of research reports commissi...
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Organisational culture in Emergency Medicine (EM) has emerged as a significant contributory factor to workplace behaviour and performance, including p...
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Overcrowding and ambulance delays continue to pose “extreme challenges” for A&E staff and patients, says RCEM
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A year after the conclusion of our Exams Internal Reviews, we would like to share an update of the work...
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It is difficult to celebrate slight improvements as patients and staff bear the brunt of long waits says RCEM.
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New 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
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This is the response from The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) following the release of new NHS Planning Guidance.
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Overcrowding in hospitals and a lack of social care options are adding to ambulance delays, says The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM.)
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Whilst triage times have improved, mental and physical assessments must happen quicker to reduce the risk of absconding.
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The College has issued the following statement regarding the situation in the Middle East.
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The immense pressures permeating though the health care system this winter are still apparent with hospitals in England remaining ‘dangerously’ full.
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Collaboration and support are required to reduce “distressingly” long waits in Welsh Emergency Departments.
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A book which presents important need-to-know information for all those involved in treating patients in an emergency setting has just been updated and...
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The Welsh Government has today announced that all Emergency Departments in Wales will take part in RCEM’s GreenED sustainability programme.
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The government must focus on reducing the longest A&E wait times, instead of “celebrating small improvements.”
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Planned funding allocation for healthcare is ‘a drop in the ocean’ says RCEM.
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Responding to the national NHS Staff Survey results published today, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
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The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today (6 March 2024) unveiled the Government’s Spring Budget.
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A census of Emergency Medicine workers in Northern Ireland carried out by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), has revealed there are just ...
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A national programme aimed at standardising the data gather by Emergency Departments (EDs) to help tackle violence, and reduce people needing to atten...
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New data released today for Scotland reveals January was the worst month on record for people waiting to be seen in A&E
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Burnt out medical staff are working in dangerously overcrowded hospitals and the government must take urgent action to address it.
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Patron of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), HRH The Princess Royal has today (28 February 2024) paid tribute to those working in Emergen...
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Infection control standards in A&E departments have fallen significantly since the pandemic according to new research...
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We are delighted that The College of Paramedics has been granted the Charter of Incorporation...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is seeking the views of its members regarding the role and scope of Emergency Medicine Physician Associates
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The government must act urgently to reduce overcrowding...
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The long-term deterioration of A&E standards rather than small monthly improvements must be the focus
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Dr JP Loughrey, Royal College of Emergency Medicine Vice President for Scotland responds
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Delivering ‘Excellence in Emergency Care’ – that’s the aim the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has set out in its new corporate strategy.
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A&E staff are continuing to face 'relentless pressure' as latest data shows no sign of winter crisis abating
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has described the pressure facing A&E staff in Northern Ireland as “unsurmountable” as the latest performance ...
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New data released by NHS England shows that A&E department started the year under immense pressure and there is no sign of improvement.
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As the newly reconvened Northern Ireland Executive gets back to business, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has called for it to put Resu...
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The Somerset town of Taunton, once again, is providing the Royal College of Emergency Medicine with stellar and esteemed representatives.
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) Scotland has urged the country’s Government to take urgent action to Resuscitate Emergency Care.
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Additional seasonal pressures are pushing the NHS to the brink warns The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM).
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On the anniversary of the publication of NHS England and the Government’s Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery Plan the Royal College of Emergency Medic...
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The 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...
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Professor Matt Reed sets out his aims as the new Chair of RCEM’s Research Committee and shares his Emergency Medicine story.
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QECC 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...
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The team has also continued long-standing collaborations with key international partners.
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has updated its guidance for Emergency Department crowding in response to the increasing threat to timely emer...
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Emergency Department (ED) crowding represents the greatest threat to the timely delivery of emergency care in the UK and across the world.
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The 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...
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This 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...
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Latest 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...
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A 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...
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...to see the detrimental and damaging cultures in some Emergency Departments eradicated.
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Latest 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...
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The 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...
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With 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...
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We are delighted to release the RCEM Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Calendar for 2024.
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We must not normalise crisis or celebrate small improvements – our patients and our members deserve more.
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The College would like to welcome Dr Rob Perry, Emergency Medicine Consultant at Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, to ...
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Latest 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...
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Since the outbreak of the current conflict in the Middle East the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has recognised the horror facing all those affec...
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This week saw a major festival celebrated by Sikhs across the world – the date of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Gurpurab (birth).
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The 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 ...
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RCEM has described today’s Autumn Statement as a 'missed opportunity’, amid significant bed shortages ahead of winter.
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RCEM has described a new report revealing a culture of systematic and institutional sexism as ‘shocking’ and ‘deeply saddening’ stating “this toxic cu...
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New joint report by leading health organisations highlights that lessons must be learned from the emergency care crisis in 2022, concluding ‘too many ...
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EMSAS members have decided their new Chair after two weeks of campaigning by Dr Brittliff and Dr Qureshi.
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has called on the Government to make additional funding available urgently as NHS leaders admit they ma...
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Dr Anukiran Ravichandran (Kiran), from our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, writes about the significance of Diwali.
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Latest 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...
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Today His Majesty King Charles III delivered an historic and inaugural King’s speech, in the State Opening of Parliament.
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Latest 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 ...
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A doctor with a life-changing illness is behind a new RCEM QIP on Time Critical Medications for safer A&E visits.
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The 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...
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RCEM's members get the opportunity to have their say in the upcoming EMSAS Chair election.
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has described a new report by MPs as laying out the ‘the damning reality of emergency care’.
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has urged the Welsh Government to ‘publish a comprehensive winter plan’
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A guide to Breach Exemptions and how they impact official Welsh A&E attendance and waiting time data
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The 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...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has forced the Welsh Government to admit it has been misrepresenting the extent of waiting times in the...
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New pricing structures for different aspects of the College’s services are being introduced.
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The 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...
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The winter plan published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland has been described as “disappointing” by the Royal College of Emergency Medicin...
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RCEM will be celebrating SAS Week from 9 to 13 October by sharing and praising the great efforts of the entire specialty.
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More 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...
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Members of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine have voted to increase the College’s annual subscription rates...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine held its Annual General Meeting this evening (26 September 2023) at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow...
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The document provides a detailed summary of the work of the college during the year.
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24 Hours in A&E - no longer just a TV show, a shameful reality for hundreds of thousands of people
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New data show the significant effect of continual and increasing pressure faced by the emergency care system in England, as the Royal College of Emerg...
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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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'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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17:20 pm BST on Tuesday 8 October 2024 as part of our Annual Scientific Conference in Gateshead.
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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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The General Medical Council has published an update of ‘Good medical practice’ which is defined as ‘detailing the principles, values and standards of ...
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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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An 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 ...
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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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RCEM made front page news in the Independent...
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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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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has responded to June 2023’s Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland.
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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 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 Royal College of Emergency Medicine has responded to June 2023’s Emergency Department performance figures for Wales.
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An update from CEO Gordon Miles and Romana Moss, Director of Education
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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 called new research which details the scale of mistreatment experienced by doctors in training as ‘difficu...
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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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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has welcomed the announcement of a 15-year long-term NHS workforce plan...
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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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Today (21 June 2023) the National Audit Office (NAO) has published its ‘Access to unplanned or urgent care’ report.
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The RCEM has announced the provision of no cost membership for members on new parents’ leave...
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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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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has responded to May 2023’s Emergency Department performance statistics for England
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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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Dr Salwa Malik, Vice President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine with responsibility for membership, said:...
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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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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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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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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has published its policy position on Environmentally Sustainable Emergency Healthcare.
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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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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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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 April 2023, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal Col...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 upcoming industrial action by junior doctors, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
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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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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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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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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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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 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 application window for the National Clinical Impact Awards is open until 05 May 2023.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for January 2023, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal C...
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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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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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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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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 House of Lords Public Services Committee’s report Emergency Healthcare: a national emergency published today, Dr Adrian Boyle, Presi...
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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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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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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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Commenting on industrial action by nursing staff, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
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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 Susie Dorrian has officially taken up the post of West Midlands Regional Chair for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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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 latest weekly Emergency Department performance figures in Scotland Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of The Royal College of Eme...
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A joint statement from RCPCH, RCEM and RCGP - Three Medical Royal Colleges are issuing advice for worried parents and healthcare professionals working...
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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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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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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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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 the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medici...
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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 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 Care Waiting Time Statistics (July – September 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Vice P...
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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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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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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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warning 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 ...
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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 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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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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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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Exam dates and application windows for 2023 have now been confirmed.
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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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Dr Adrian Boyle has officially taken up the post of President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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HSIB focus group investigating diagnosis of non-accidental injuries in infants.
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RCEM - Annual review, report & accounts 2021
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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 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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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 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 Prime Minister talks about GP appointments but Emergency Departments are in cardiac arrest...
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We are immensely saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty The Queen.
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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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The next EC-ACP Supervisor Training Day will take place on 20 September 2022.
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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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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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This year’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 4 October at our Annual Scientific Conference in Belfast.
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Half 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...
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The past months have seen significant work here at the College to address the issues...
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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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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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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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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 Department performance figures published by NHS England for July 2022, Vice President of the Royal College of Emerg...
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The next EC-ACP Supervisor Training Day will take place on 29 September 2022.
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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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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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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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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 2022 national training survey published by The General Medical Council, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Kat...
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My name is Ashleigh Lowther, I am the incoming ACP (Advanced Care Practitioner) Chair.
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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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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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New briefing shows UEC 10-point recovery plan ‘has failed according to a new snapshot survey from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM).
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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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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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RCEM Wales: The latest Emergency Department performance figures for May 2022 published by the Welsh government show:
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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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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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12-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...
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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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Closing date - 22 June 2022 (5pm)
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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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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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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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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 latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (January – March 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Dr Paul...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for April 2022, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Ro...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Spiking is a nasty crime that can cause serious distress and harm to victims and cause lasting damage to their mental and in some cases physical healt...
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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medici...
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Responding to the latest weekly Emergency Department performance figures in Scotland Dr John Thomson, Vice President of The Royal College of Emergency...
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Responding to publication of Urgent and Emergency Care performance figures for March 2022 by NHS England, Dr Ian Higginson, Vice President of The Roya...
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The latest regional monthly performance figures published by NHS England for March 2022 for the South East show:
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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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The latest monthly Emergency Department (Major EDs) performance figures for Scotland for February 2022 show the highest proportion of attendances expe...
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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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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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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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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 British Social Attitudes Survey by Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund found that overall satisfaction with the NHS fell to 36 per cent “an unprece...
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The latest weekly update (w/e 20 March 2022) of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics means one in 25 patients were waiting for 12...
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Responding to reports that AI software will be rolled out to NHS Trusts to predict daily A&E admissions Dr Ian Higginson, Vice President of the Royal ...
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Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “We welcome these reports as learning opportunities to reduce the...
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This report identifies ongoing concerns which include staffing shortages, overcrowding, workforce burnout, bullying and harassment, time to train and ...
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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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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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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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The latest weekly update of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics show that some patients were delayed by 12 hours or more, this i...
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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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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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The latest A&E activity and waiting times for major Emergency Departments in Scotland for January 2022 show:
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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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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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Quarterly Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland show:
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for January 2022 show: - There were 1,246,817 attendances at major Emerg...
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Commenting on the Secretary of State’s announcement in the House of Commons today and the ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective...
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Responding to the Health Foundation’s report ‘Public perceptions of the NHS and social care: performance, policy and expectations’, Dr Katherine Hende...
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Voting for one of three candidates for College President is now open. Vote before 25 February.
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The latest Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Report 2021-22 for the week ending 30 January 2022 shows:
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The latest A&E activity and waiting times for major Emergency Departments in Scotland for December 2021 show:
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Commenting on the latest Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Report 2021-22 that shows nearly one third of patients who were in hospital for 21 ...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for December 2021 published by the Welsh government show: • There were 57,761 attendances to majo...
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The latest weekly update of Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland show: - There were 21,163 attendances at A&E services in NHS Scotla...
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Responding to the latest article in the Emergency Medicine Journal ‘Association between delays to patient admission from the emergency department and ...
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The FRCEM OSCE was held online, 17-28 May 2021, the fourth time the exam had been delivered virtually.
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The latest Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Reports 2021-22 for week ending 2 January 2022 show:
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Responding to the report by the Health and Social Care Committee, ‘Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic’, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of ...
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The latest A&E activity and waiting times for major Emergency Departments in Scotland for November 2021 show:
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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 latest Emergency Department performance figures for November 2021 published by the Welsh government show: There were 61,384 attendances to majo...
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The latest weekly update of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics show:
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Joint statement by RCEM, RCPCH and RCPsych: Long before the pandemic, mental health and crisis support for children and young people in acute care was...
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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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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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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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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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Dr Asif Malik has been appointed as East Midlands Regional Chair for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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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 are launching our Winter Appeal today to support our Emergency Medicine colleagues in Uganda, who urgently need support.
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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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Quarterly Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland for July to September 2021 (Quarter 2 ...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for October 2021 show four-hour performance has deteriorated for the ...
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A new report by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine ‘Crowding and its Consequences’ has found that at least 4,519 patients have died as a result o...
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Responding to the latest report ‘Delayed hospital handovers: Impact assessment of patient harm’ published today by the Association of Ambulance Chief ...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for October 2021 published today by NHS England show that monthly performance has consistently and...
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RCEM & NPIS guidelines on antidote availability for Emergency Departments - 2021 Update.
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RCEM - Annual review, report & accounts 2020
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Commenting on the recent reports of excessively long stays, Dr John Thomson, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scotland, said:
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland published by the Scottish Government today for September 2021 show a deterioration in...
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Responding to the announcement by the Chancellor outlining the Government’s Spending Review, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of...
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Responding to the CQC’s State of Care 2020/21 report, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “We welcome ...
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Responding to the Medical Schools Council (MSC) recommendation to increase the number of medical students by 5000 to a total of 14,500 graduating doct...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for September 2021 show four-hour performance has deteriorated for th...
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Message of solidarity from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine to health care workers in India
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for September 2021 published today by NHS England show the highest number of 12-hour stays on reco...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland published by the Scottish Government today for August 2021 show that four-hour perfor...
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Commenting on the publication of the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) Recovery 10 Point Action Plan by NHS England yesterday, Dr Katherine Henderson, P...
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Responding to the latest urgent and emergency care survey published today by the CQC, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emerge...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for August 2021 published today by NHS England show the worst four-hour performance since records ...
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland published by the Scottish Government today for July 2021 show that performance has de...
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Responding to the announcement of an extra £5.4 billion of funding for the NHS, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Me...
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A new snapshot survey by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has found that in August 2021 half of respondents stated that their Emergency Departm...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for July 2021 show the worst four-hour performance ever recorded for ...
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Responding to the latest set of performance figures released by NHS England for July 2021, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Ka...
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Emergency Care data published today by the Department of Health for April - June 2021 (Quarter 1 2021) show that in June 2021, 67,857 patients attende...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for June 2021 show the worst four-hour performance ever recorded and ...
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Responding to the Medical Workforce Race Equality Standard (MWRES) report published by NHS England, which looks at the experiences of doctors from an ...
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Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, has stated that it is absolutely essential that patients and visitors in...
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Commenting on the publication of Covid-19: Preparing for the Future Looking ahead to winter 2021/22 and beyond by the Academy of Medical Sciences, Dr ...
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Commenting on the announcement that Health Education England has been commissioned to review long term strategic trends for the Health and Social Care...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) have collaboratively produced new guidance that outli...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is calling for UK governments to act now to achieve safe staffing levels in Emergency Departments after a work...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by NHS England for June 2021 show the highest number of Type 1 attendances ever recorded, the...
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The latest data released today by the Scottish Government for May 2021 show that attendances at Emergency Departments have risen significantly. In May...
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A census of the Emergency Medicine workforce in Scotland by the Royal College of Emergency has found shortages of key senior decision-makers, and a wo...
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The NHS urgently needs a rapid increase in bed numbers if it is to meet potential demand this winter according to new analysis from the Royal College ...
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Emergency departments across the UK are seeing very high numbers of young children for this time of the year because of a rise in infections usually s...
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Responding to the latest survey from NHS Providers about the challenges facing Trusts, Dr Adrian Boyle, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergen...
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Commenting on the recent reports about the Serenity Integrated Mentoring (SIM) scheme, Dr Catherine Hayhurst, Chair of the Mental Health Committee at ...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for May 2021 show the highest number of attendances since the pandemi...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is launching a public appeal to support the mental health and wellbeing of A&E staff after data show that many...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by NHS England for May 2021 show 1,396,193 patients attended Type 1 Emergency Departments, th...
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Responding to the Health and Social Care committee’s report “Workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care”, Dr Katherine Henderson, Pre...
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Commenting on statements made by health workers in the Independent about staff facing ‘burnout’ and the potential need to delay the easing of restrict...
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Commenting on the significant increase in pressures on Emergency Departments in Northern Ireland, Dr Paul Kerr, Vice President of the Royal College of...
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Responding to the Royal College of Surgeons’ calls for an increase in beds, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medici...
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Commenting on the increase in pressures across the health system, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: ...
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Responding to the findings of the consultation on the Clinically-led Review of Urgent & Emergency Care Standards, President of the Royal College of Em...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for April 2021 show that attendances continue to increase and pressur...
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Responding to today’s publication of NHS bed availability and overnight occupancy data for Q4 2020/21, President of the Royal College of Emergency Med...
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Emergency Department (ED) performance figures published today by NHS England for April 2021 show the highest number of attendances at Type 1 Emergency...
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Responding to the government's agenda for health, as laid out in the Queen's speech, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergen...
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The latest data released today by the Scottish Government for March 2021 show that attendances at Emergency Departments are beginning to return to pre...
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Responding to the Kings Fund’s calls for a public inquiry into the pandemic, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medic...
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Quarterly figures released today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland for January to March 2021 (Quarter 4 2021) show that more than 10,000 pa...
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Responding to suggestions that an NHS recovery plan is needed to tackle waiting lists, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emerg...
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Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for March 2021 show attendances at Major Emergency Departments are pi...
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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has launched a new campaign Summer to Recover: Winter-Proofing Urgent and Emergency Care for 2021. The campaig...
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Emergency Department (ED) performance figures for England published today by NHS England show emergency admissions at Type 1 EDs was the highest it ha...
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The latest monthly A&E data published by the Scottish Government for February 2021 show the lowest total attendances at A&E services in Scotland since...
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The 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...
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Dr Katherine Henderson has officially taken up the post of President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics for 2018/19, Dr Ian Crawford, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicin...
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