
Urgent action needed as hospitals âfit to burstâ, says RCEM
Burnt out medical staff are working in dangerously overcrowded hospitals and the government must take urgent action to address it.

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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) Scotland has urged the countryâs Government to take urgent action to Resuscitate Emergency Care.

Additional seasonal pressures are pushing the NHS to the brink warns The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM).

Latest data show that hospital bed occupancy remains at unsafe levels (93.5%) as one in nine patients faced 12 hour waits in A&Es in December in England. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has described it is a âshameful, distressing and deeply saddeningâ situation.

With dangerous and unacceptable hospital occupancy levels of more than 95% there is the real risk that patients will find no room at the Inn this Christmas.

Latest data show more than one in 20 patients attending A&Es in Scotland faced a 12-hour wait in October, as RCEM Scotland describes the data as âdeeply concerningâ.

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has again urged the Welsh Government to publish a winter plan, as it warns âa failure to act will put patient safety at risk this winterâ.

RCEM has described todayâs Autumn Statement as a ‘missed opportunityâ, amid significant bed shortages ahead of winter.

RCEM has described a new report revealing a culture of systematic and institutional sexism as âshockingâ and âdeeply saddeningâ stating âthis toxic culture has no place within our profession.â

New joint report by leading health organisations highlights that lessons must be learned from the emergency care crisis in 2022, concluding âtoo many patients are in the wrong place for their needsâ.