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.
It comes after RCEM conducted a ‘snapshot’ survey of lead consultants.
Resident Doctors in England will be striking between 17-22 December 2025.
15/12/2025 – Dr Ian Higginson, RCEM President, responds to the Health Foundation’s new report on delayed discharges.
