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 wait in A&E between July and September 2023.
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has described a new report by MPs as laying out the ‘the damning reality of emergency care’.
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has urged the Welsh Government to ‘publish a comprehensive winter plan’
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 almost 400,000 patients waited 24 hours or more in A&E.
The winter plan published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland has been described as “disappointing” by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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 shameful’ by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
The figure has been calculated using data published today (3 October 2023) by Public
New data show the significant effect of continual and increasing pressure faced by the emergency care system in England, as the Royal College of Emergency Medicine states ‘the emergency care system is under severe pressure’.
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 are already being experienced.
‘Everything must be done to ensure our members and their patients do not experience the same again this winter’, RCEM says
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 Emergency Medicine.
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 arrangements to support them
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has responded to April – June 2023 Emergency Department performance data for Northern Ireland.
