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Position statement regarding treating patients in the back of ambulances
11/07/2025 Following lengthy discussions at different committees of the College, a position statement regarding treating patients in the back of ambulances has now been agreed
Abolishing NHSE ‘must not distract’ focus from providing quality patient care
Patient care must remain the priority as the government embarks on abolishing NHS England over the next two years.
RCEM responds to NHSE CEO’s resignation
Responding to the resignation of NHS England CEO Amanda Prichard, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Dr Adrian Boyle said: “Leading the NHS is a huge honour, but it can also be hugely challenging.
RCEM Response to NHS England’s Urgent and Emergency Care Plan 2025
The publication of NHS England’s Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) Plan 2025 has triggered discussion and reflection across the UK’s healthcare landscape.
‘The evidence to address delayed discharges continues to mount’: RCEM
The issue of people who are well enough to leave being stranded in hospital wards and occupying increasingly scarce inpatient beds must be addressed if
RCEM’s GreenED Programme announces first ‘Gold’ standard department
An Emergency Department in England has become the first to be awarded with the highest level of accreditation for environmental sustainability by The Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s GreenED programme.
RCEM describes record delayed discharges in Scotland ‘deeply concerning and distressing’
The Holyrood government must prioritise record ‘delayed hospital discharges’ as a matter of urgency as the issue is causing the Urgent and Emergency Care system in Scotland to grind to a halt.
Extreme ED wait times in Wales can’tbe a political afterthought: RCEM
As the Wales government announces a multimillion-pound package to reduce elective waiting lists, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has warned they must also focus on extreme long waits in A&E which are putting vulnerable patients at risk.
World Learning Disability Week
World Learning Disability Week, held from June 16th, serves as a global initiative to raise awareness and promote a deeper understanding of the needs of
‘Slight improvements hard to celebrate when thousands of people are enduring extreme A&E waits’: RCEM
Small improvements in A&E performance are hard to celebrate when almost one in 10 patients endured an extreme stay in England’s Emergency Departments last month.
RCEM launches Quality Improvement Topic Competition
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has opened its annual Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) Topic Competition, inviting members to submit ideas which aim to enhance
Government’s New Urgent and Emergency Care plan ‘good and bad’ – RCEM
A new plan aimed at improving emergency care in England has been described as both ‘good and bad’ by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
ACP welcomes New Co-chairs at ACP Conference
RCEM Blog – 3 June 2025 RCEM’s Advanced Clinical Practitioner forum has welcomed two new co-chairs, following the end of Ashleigh Lowther’s term as ACP Chair.
RCEM: Government must address elective care waits AND long ED stays – both must be political priorities
Following the Scottish Health Minister stating he is ‘determined’ to cut elective waiting times the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has warned this cannot be the Government’s
RCEM celebrates decade of being the ‘Royal’ College of Emergency Medicine
It is 10 years since the College of Emergency Medicine became the ‘Royal’ College of Emergency Medicine. This month (May 2025) four members of The
RCEM Training Hours Position Statement
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has refined its definition of full-time Emergency Medicine training as 40 hours per week, following feedback regarding a lack
