The government must take urgent action to increase A&E capacity ahead of winter.

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, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine said: “This report detailing the extent of burnout among doctors is sobering reading, though sadly

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 in June.

RCEM describes survey findings showing that doctors training in EM report the highest rate of burnout across all specialties as “upsetting but not surprising”.

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has called for the next First Minister of Wales to prioritise Emergency Care as people continue to suffer long waits in Welsh A&Es.

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’s Speech today (Wednesday 17 July 2024).

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 Labour government announces an ‘independent investigation’ into NHS performance.

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has congratulated the Labour Party on winning the General Election and urged them to act immediately to address the UK’s A&E crisis if another ‘disastrous and dangerous’ winter is to be prevented.

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has welcomed the announcement of two new vaccination programmes to protect against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has described undercover footage filmed in a hospital A&E department as ‘shocking but not isolated’

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has described undercover footage filmed in a hospital A&E department as ‘shocking but not isolated’

RCEM calls for RSV vaccine programme to be implemented ‘as soon as possible’ after election 21st June 2024 The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has backed calls for a Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination programme to be implemented as soon as possible. RSV is a complex and common viral infection