03/06/2026 – Too many patients are missing out on their life-saving prescription drugs, or being given them late, in Emergency Departments – and hospital overcrowding is making the problem worse.
01/06/2026 – A UK and Ireland-wide survey aimed at capturing data on regional anaesthesia practice, and its complications, in Emergency Departments has opened today (1 June 2026).
21/05/2026- The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and Marie Curie are pleased to announce the award of two research grants, worth a total of over £30,000, to research projects aimed at improving palliative and end of life care in Emergency Departments.
11/05/2026 – Around half of higher-risk mental health patients in Emergency Departments were not properly observed during their stay last year.
29/04/2026 – As Patron of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, has thanked all those in Emergency Medicine for their service.
26/04/2026 – The future of Emergency Medicine is bright and clinicians must continue to be “loud and proud” about what they do.
16/04/2026 – Emergency Medicine consultants still have time to apply for the National Clinical Impact Awards (NCIA) 2026 with applications closing 20 May.
01/04/26 – RCEM has introduced new logos for three of the College’s member Forums, EMTA, EMSAS and EMACP, marking a step towards a more unified and consistent visual identity across the College.
25/03/2026 – A round up of the first three months of 2026 for RCEM’s policy and public affairs team.
25.02.26 – On Tuesday 24 February 2026, a small number of candidates logged into their RCEM Account and were accidentally able to view pre-adjudication data within the results field for the MRCEM SBA exam. We apologise for any confusion or distress to affected candidates but can assure you the results
23/02/26 – The College has now released detailed guidance to support consistent application of the principle that RCEM defines ‘full-time’ training in Emergency Medicine as 40-hours a week.
10/02/2026 – New guidelines on Extended Emergency Medicine Ambulatory Care (EEMAC) have been published by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
