Analysis of the pressures faced by the Urgent and Emergency Care system this past winter reveal in stark detail where the issues lie and provide clear indicators of what the DHSC must do to address them.
Responding to the Health Services Safety Investigation Body (HSSIB) investigation report on the impact of staff fatigue on patient safety published this week (24 April 2025) President Elect of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Dr Ian Higginson said: “Patient safety is paramount and the impact that staff wellbeing and their physical condition
RCEM responds to AACE data which reveals more than 22,500 ambulance staff were assaulted in 24/25. Responding to new data released today (24 April 2025) by the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) which reveals more than 22,500 ambulance staff were assaulted between 1 April 2024 and 31 May 2025, Dr
More than a thousand people so far this year have been stranded for two days or more in Northern Ireland’s Emergency Departments while waiting for a bed to be found for them – a situation the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has described ‘beyond disastrous’. The data, released today (24
A new report from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine reveals patients who are suicidal or who have self-harmed spent on average nearly 11 hours in A&E last year. Some of the most vulnerable patients – those presenting in mental health crisis– are enduring increasingly longer waits in Emergency Departments.
For some time the College has been debating the level of public response to give regarding the ongoing conflict in Gaza. While statements have been published on this specific issue (see notes below), various representations have continued to be made to the College’s decision-making committees, ranging from no comment should
“Interesting” A&E data from last month (March 2025) indicates methods intended to improve performance are failing to significantly address the biggest and most harmful issues. That’s the response from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) to new data released today (10 April 2025) by NHS England relating to the performances of
Patient safety is being put at risk in Emergency Departments due to missed doses of vital prescription medicines. That is one of the findings of a study being carried out by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) which revealed that many patients who rely on prescription medication to manage
Vulnerable patients treated in corridors. Vulnerable patients forced to wait in ambulances with EDs at capacity. Vulnerable patients left to watch the time tick by on a trolley. And Emergency Department clinicians trying their best to deliver care in the most challenging of environments. This, the Royal College of Emergency
Politicians must make addressing the Emergency Care crisis a political priority as new research reveals that public satisfaction in A&E services has reached an all-time low.
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has asked ‘where are the tangible plans for Emergency Care’ after Scotland’s A&Es experienced the worst February on record for performance.
When will the waiting end? That is the question being posed by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine as new data shows the winter crisis in England’s A&Es continues. Persistently high levels of norovirus cases and high numbers of people remaining in hospital although well enough to leave mean that
