13/01/2026 – RCEM Vice President for Scotland Dr Fiona Hunter said: “Scottish Emergency Departments are in the midst of a crisis born of political apathy towards tackling the difficult problems of social care capacity, delayed discharges and the overall issue of hospital flow.
13/01/26 – The Liberal Democrats have revealed a £1.5 billion plan to end long waits for a hospital bed by making 6,000 extra hospital beds available.
08/01/2026 – The ease in pressure on Emergency Departments (EDs) over the festive period must be replicated throughout the year in order to get the hospital system back on track, says the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM).
08/01/2026 – Dr Fiona Hunter, RCEM Vice President for Scotland, responds to the joint report into delayed discharges by the Auditor General for Scotland and Accounts Commission.
08/01/26 – The Health Services Safety Investigation Body (HSSIB) investigation report on patient care in temporary care environments has been published today.
06/01/2026 – The Scottish government must prioritise tackling delayed discharges and overcrowding in Emergency Departments – or risk the entire system collapsing under the strain of an incredibly difficult winter.
3 January 2026 A brief respite for Emergency Departments over the festive period, while welcome, will do little to settle staff nerves as a cold snap descends over England. That’s the message from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine today (2 January, 2026), following the publication of NHS England’s Situational Report data covering
22/12/2025 – The annual shutdown of parts of the NHS looms as routine services prepare to close or operate at reduced capacity over the festive season.
18/12/2025 The second of this year’s weekly winter ‘situation reports’ from NHS England, published today show that frontline staff are fighting an uphill battle to provide urgent care.
18/12/25 – EDs in Wales are under significant strain as new data revealed they experienced the worst November on record for four, eight and 12 hour waits.
18/12/25 – The GreenED programme supports teams within EDs to reduce their environmental impact through various targeted, evidence-based actions.
17/12/2025 – While people across the country are looking forward to the festive season, Emergency Departments are bracing for a gruelling few months.
