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New guidance about Tiers workingÂ
New guidance about Tiers of working have been issued by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
Emergency Departmentsâ âperpetualâ winter virus season goes on
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has described the continuing seasonal pressure being experienced in Englandâs A&Es as like a âperpetualâ winter as the latest data reveals no let-up in demand.
âThis cannot become the accepted norm; it is shameful, and itâs putting lives at riskâ
Today, 26 February 2025, the Royal College of Physicians has published the result of a snap survey of its members focusing on the prevalence of so called âcorridor careâ.
âWorstâ A&E data on record must galvanise NI government to act â RCEM
Northern Irelandâs Emergency Departments are under massive strain as new data revealed 2024 saw the countryâs worst year, quarter and month ever recorded for A&E performance.
RCEM programme to advance Emergency Medicine in Ghana extended
The College, in partnership the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS) secured a ÂŁ50,000 grant through the Global Health Workforce Programme, meaning the year-long programme can continue for a further six months.
Calls for Emergency Care reform âresoundingâ, says RCEM
Patients, clinicians, and politiciansâ united calls to improve urgent and emergency care in Wales must be heeded by the Senedd as the latest data reveals
Waiting too long: In 2011 just 784 people waited more than 12 hours in a Scottish A&E â last year more than 76,000 did
RCEM analysis of the latest Scottish ED performance data reveals that the number of people experiencing stays of longer than 12hrs in Scotlandâs Emergency Departments
No respite for overstretched EDs as âwinterâ continues
There has been no respite for embattled emergency clinicians as rising numbers of norovirus cases means seasonal pressures continue.
Resident doctors deserve highest quality training, says RCEM
Resident doctors are the future of healthcare and deserve the highest quality training. This is the response from The Royal College of Medicine (RCEM) to
RCEM selected to support newly formed APPG on Emergency Care
A new All Party Parliamentary Group has been formed to examine the issue related to emergency care, and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine is delighted to have been appointed to support it.
RCEM describes record 12-hour âtrolley waitsâ as âa catastropheâ
Heath leaders must act to reduce dangerous and unacceptable 12-hour pre-admission A&E stays as new data reveals last month saw the highest number of these
Patientsâ A&E testimonies should be the catalyst for Government action â RCEM
A âharrowingâ new report which sees patients sharing their experiences of attending Welsh Emergency Departments should galvanise the Welsh Government into action. This is
No sign of winter pressures easing as A&Es continue to bear the brunt of a gridlocked system
As new data shows that hospitals are running dangerously close to capacity, and with thousands of people each day remaining in hospital when they could
RCEM is looking for a new Chairperson for the Sustainable Working Practices Committee
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is looking to recruit a new Chairperson to lead its Sustainable Working Practices (SWP) Committee. This committee focuses on
Applications open for new Editor in Chief for the Emergency Medicine Journal (EMJ)
The British Medical Journal Group and RCEM are seeking an âambitious and dynamicâ Editor-in-Chief for the Emergency Medicine Journal (EMJ). The Editor-in-Chief has overall responsibility for
New guidance fails to address howânational shameâ of corridor care and excessive A&E waits will be tackled
RCEM responds to the governmentâs âmandate for the NHSâ and NHSE planning guidance Thursday 30 January 2025 New missives from the Department of Health and NHS England provide