Extreme waiting times in Welsh Emergency Departments (EDs) remain consistently high and are putting vulnerable patients at risk of significant harm.

New analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine reveals that there were more than 16,600 deaths associated with long A&E waits before admission in England last year. That’s an increase of 20% (2,725) compared to 2023. The figure will be announced today (15 May 2025) by RCEM’s President, Dr Adrian

After enduring another challenging winter, Scotland’s Programme for Government has failed to deliver a tangible plan to address the emergency care crisis.

More than a million older people faced waits of 12 hours or more in A&Es in England last year – and shockingly, the older a person is, the more likely they are to experience a long stay in the ED – new data from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine

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

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

“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.