05/02/2026 – Slight improvements to long waits in Northern Ireland’s Emergency Departments are encouraging – but the overall picture still looks bleak.

3/2/2026 – RCEM has welcomed the uptick in performance figures for EDs in Scotland in for December 2025, but cautioned that there were still major improvements to be made.

29/01/2026 – A predictable surge in norovirus is plunging Emergency Departments further into crisis because of a failure to prepare for winter.

27/01/2026 – Ahead of the House of Commons debate and vote on the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill, Dr Maya Naravi, RCEM Vice President, said: “Getting medical training right is crucial for the future of the Emergency Care workforce, so we welcome the government’s intention to address rising competition ratios for

23/01/2026 – In December, 10,174 patients waited 12 hours or more to be admitted, discharged or transferred.

22/01/2026 – With hospital bed capacity is at its worst so far this winter, and the number of patients being hospitalised by certain seasonal illnesses on the rise, patient flow must be improved or patients, who are already in our corridors and cupboards, will bear the brunt of what comes

22/01/2026 – The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has announced its next Quality Improvement Project (QIP), with applications to join the Topic Team now open.

21/01/2026 – RCEM President Dr Ian Higginson responds to Age UK’s new analysis of trolley waits and so-called ‘corridor care’ in English Emergency Departments.

15/01/2026 – Emergency Departments across England are running on ‘desperation, frustration and exhaustion’ as they struggle to cope with additional pressure on the system because of winter.

15/01/2026 – The Royal College of Nursing has published testimonies from more than 430 nurses around the UK on the state of corridor care.