RCEM President Dr Ian Higginson responds to the Royal College of Physicians’ corridor care survey, which was published today (20 October).

Plans to prepare Wales’ Emergency Departments (EDs) for winter are welcome, but must go further as departments continue to be swamped, says the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.

Politicians must show they’re serious about tackling the crisis in Scottish A&Es, as new analysis from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine suggests that we are heading towards yet another winter of chaos.

In response to the competition ratios for the 2025 speciality recruitment round published by NHS England last week (18 September 2025) Dean of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Professor Simon Carley said: “These figures give a clear indication of the scale of the challenge facing resident doctors choosing their

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine will today reveal that there were more than 800 deaths associated with long A&E waits before admission in Scotland last year.

19 September 2025 The NHS winter planning letter is a missed chance to make good on promises to prioritise Emergency Care, and to curb dangerous long waits for patients, says the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM). Today (19 September 2025), NHS England published its ‘Winter Letter’, entitled ‘Building on

The dire state of emergency care must be at the top of the government’s agenda, says the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) as new polling suggests ED waiting times are among the public’s biggest worries.

12/09/25 – It comes after 122,557 patients endured a wait of 12 hours or more last month to be admitted, discharged or transferred In August.

Friday 12 September 2025 The new President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has formally taken office.  Dr Ian Higginson was handed leadership of RCEM by Dr Adrian Boyle, who has served as President since 2022, during the College’s Annual General Meeting on 11 September 2025.   Dr Higginson’s

As a dire winter for Scotland’s A&Es looms, new analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine shows that too many people are enduring extremely long waits.

28/08/2025 – Latest Emergency Department performance figures for the country show seasonal 12-hour waits hit record high – with people waiting ‘days’ for an inpatient bed.

21/08/25 – The Royal College of Emergency Medicine Wales responds as 12 hour ED waits hit 2025 high.