The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has a dedicated communications team.
If you are a member of the media and you would like more information about the College and its work, or you would like to make a request to speak to one of our spokespeople, please contact the team via communications@rcem.ac.uk
We kindly ask you do not contact our spokespeople directly as they are all busy working Emergency Medicine clinicians and may not be in a position to respond.
Please contact the communications team and we will respond to you as soon as possible.
The communications team’s office hours are 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday. But we are also contactable outside of these time for urgent media enquiries.
If you do want to contact us out of hours, please use the same email – communications@rcem.ac.uk – which is monitored closely by the communications team member on call, and we will respond promptly.
If you are interested in our latest analysis of NHS performance data, please visit our Data and Statistics page where you will find information and graphs. Please feel free to use these images in your coverage attributing them to RCEM.
New resource for RCEM SAS members launched
The College’s Emergency Medicine Specialty and Specialist (EMSAS) Doctor’s forum is proud to launch a practical and comprehensive guide to support the Emergency Medicine SAS workforce.
Sexual safety in Emergency Medicine: Why we are amongst the worst and what we are doing about it?
Blog by Gordon Miles, CEO, RCEM I am very concerned to see sexual safety in emergency medicine has been highlighted by the General Medical Council’s (GMC’s)
RCEM highlights UEC crisis at APPG on Emergency Care launch event in Westminster
The significant impact of extreme waiting times that patients are enduring in A&E was highlighted by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine at the launch
RCEM: Welsh government must prioritise dangerous ED waits in Wales – lives depend on it
Extreme waiting times in Welsh Emergency Departments (EDs) remain consistently high and are putting vulnerable patients at risk of significant harm.
‘Each a dearly loved family member’ – Excess deaths linked to long A&E waits increased to over 16,600 last year
New analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine reveals that there were more than 16,600 deaths associated with long A&E waits before admission in
Scotland’s Programme for Government a ‘missed opportunity’ to tackle UEC crisis: RCEM
After enduring another challenging winter, Scotland’s Programme for Government has failed to deliver a tangible plan to address the emergency care crisis.
‘An alarming threat to patient safety’ – over a million older patients endured 12-hour waits in England’s A&Es last year
More than a million older people faced waits of 12 hours or more in A&Es in England last year – and shockingly, the older a
New initiative launched to strengthen Emergency Care in Ethiopia
A new programme to improve Emergency Medicine practice and training in Ethiopia has been launched following a partnership agreement between the Royal College of Emergency
A&E winter pressures analysis gives DHSC clear ‘roadmap to recovery
Analysis of the pressures faced by the Urgent and Emergency Care system this past winter reveal in stark detail where the issues lie and provide clear indicators of what the DHSC must do to address them.
Video interview: New Professor begins embedding research into Emergency Departments
RCEM’s new Professor Gordon Fuller has shared his excitement about developing a national research and clinical trials network to “embed research into every Emergency Department throughout the country” in a video interview with the College.
‘Fatigue is not only the enemy of good patient care, it’s the enemy of strong mental health’
Responding to the Health Services Safety Investigation Body (HSSIB) investigation report on the impact of staff fatigue on patient safety published this week (24 April 2025) President
Violence must never be considered ‘just part of the job’
RCEM responds to AACE data which reveals more than 22,500 ambulance staff were assaulted in 24/25. Responding to new data released today (24 April 2025) by
Hundreds of patients waiting three days for a bed – the ‘beyond disastrous’ state of Northern Ireland’s A&Es in 2025
More than a thousand people so far this year have been stranded for two days or more in Northern Ireland’s Emergency Departments while waiting for
Mental health patients’ A&E care improving but waits lengthening
A new report from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine reveals patients who are suicidal or who have self-harmed spent on average nearly 11 hours
Targeting of healthcare facilities and workers during conflicts
For some time the College has been debating the level of public response to give regarding the ongoing conflict in Gaza. While statements have been
March: A month of managing demand, monetising performance and missing the point – RCEM
“Interesting” A&E data from last month (March 2025) indicates methods intended to improve performance are failing to significantly address the biggest and most harmful issues.