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This is my first message as President
23/09/2025 – Dr Ian Higginson first message as RCEM President
23/09/2025 – Dr Ian Higginson first message as RCEM President
15/09/25 – World Patient Safety Day, with this year’s theme focused on ensuring safe and high-quality care for every newborn and child.
26/02/2025 – Responding to the resignation of NHS England CEO Amanda Prichard, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Dr Adrian Boyle said: “Leading the NHS is a huge honour, but it can also be hugely challenging.
World Learning Disability Week, held from June 16th, serves as a global initiative to raise awareness and promote a deeper understanding of the needs of individuals with learning disabilities. As Emergency Medicine professionals, it’s essential to reflect on how we provide care for these patients and how we can enhance
RCEM Blog – 3 June 2025 RCEM’s Advanced Clinical Practitioner forum has welcomed two new co-chairs, following the end of Ashleigh Lowther’s term as ACP Chair. Amy Cawthorne (middle in above picture) and Johnathan George (right) will represent ACP’s and share the role of Chair as a joint leadership team. The
Blog by Gordon Miles, CEO, RCEM I am very concerned to see sexual safety in emergency medicine has been highlighted by the General Medical Council’s (GMC’s) 2024 National Training Survey. I am appalled to hear that female trainees are having significant issues. Across a range of our Committees we have been
Paul Robinson, post CCT clinician and Co-Lead for Neurodiversity on the College Equity Committee, shares his personal journey with ADHD for Neurodiversity Celebration Week.
Dr Sarah Edwards, Consultant in Emergency and Paediatric Emergency Medicine (EM/PEM) for Royal Derby Hospital, the Emergency Medical Journal’s Associate Senior Editor and RCEMLearning‘s Chair, writes about female EMpowerment in an International Women’s Day RCEM blog.
Friday 3 January 2025 Dr (Surg Lt Cdr) Laura Cottey, an accomplished Royal Navy ST4 in Emergency Medicine (EM) working in the Peninsula Deanery was recently honoured with the prestigious Gilbert Blaine Medal. Dr Cottey has made significant strides in trauma research, focusing on mitochondrial dysfunction in critically ill patients.
Ashleigh Lowther is RCEM’s ACP Chair and an Advanced Clinical Practitioner specialising in Adult and Paediatric Emergency Care. She has the important role of advocating for RCEM’s ACP members. In this blog she explains her role and calls on ACPs to help advocate for the position.
ED Consultant Cyriacus has shared the story of his background and Emergency Medicine career achievements so far for Black History Month.
Associate Medical Director Dr Janos Baombe has shared the story of his background and career achievements so far for Black History Month.