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RCEM Updates Guidance to Address Emergency Department Crowding Crisis
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has updated its guidance for Emergency Department crowding in response to the increasing threat to timely emergency care and the impact it is having on Emergency Medicine clinicians and their patients.
Emergency crowding in EDs – why our new guidance is so important
Emergency Department (ED) crowding represents the greatest threat to the timely delivery of emergency care in the UK and across the world.
Welsh government ‘have let patients down’, as one in seven faced 12-hour delay
The RCEM has said that the Welsh Government ‘have let patients down’ by failing to publish a winter plan, as latest data show one in seven patients faced a 12-hour delay in A&Es in Wales in December.
Joint Statement RCEM and SAM regarding Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC)
This statement is a follow up to the joint statement issued in 2019 by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and the Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) regarding the delivery of same day emergency care (SDEC) in England following the launch of the 2019 Long Term Plan for the NHS in England.
Hospitals remain at unsafe levels of bed occupancy, as one in nine faced 12 hour waits
Latest data show that hospital bed occupancy remains at unsafe levels (93.5%) as one in nine patients faced 12 hour waits in A&Es in December in England. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has described it is a ‘shameful, distressing and deeply saddening’ situation.
Burnout and retention crisis in Emergency Medicine threatens the safe delivery of emergency care
A new study from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and University of Bath has found the safe delivery of emergency care is now under serious threat, due to a severe burnout and retention crisis in Emergency Medicine.
RCEM reinforces commitment to eliminate bullying, harassment and discrimination for members
…to see the detrimental and damaging cultures in some Emergency Departments eradicated.
Dangerous position as more than one in three patients face four-hour wait
Latest data show that dangerous long waits are on the rise as more than one in three patients faced a four-hour wait in Scotland’s A&Es in November 2023.
Thousands of Welsh patients still facing unacceptable A&E waits
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has called on the Welsh Government to take urgent action to combat winter pressures, as new data shows one out of every five people who visited an A&E last month was forced to wait more than eight hours.
Health Service winter ‘sit reps’ show dangerous and unacceptable situation
With dangerous and unacceptable hospital occupancy levels of more than 95% there is the real risk that patients will find no room at the Inn this Christmas.
RCEM Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Calendar Launch
We are delighted to release the RCEM Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Calendar for 2024.
RCEM: ‘We must not normalise crisis’
We must not normalise crisis or celebrate small improvements – our patients and our members deserve more.
Dr Rob Perry takes on role of Vice President Wales
The College would like to welcome Dr Rob Perry, Emergency Medicine Consultant at Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, to the role of Vice President Wales.
“Deeply concerning” as one in 20 patients face 12-hour waits
Latest data show more than one in 20 patients attending A&Es in Scotland faced a 12-hour wait in October, as RCEM Scotland describes the data as “deeply concerning”.
RCEM position on the current Middle East conflict
Since the outbreak of the current conflict in the Middle East the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has recognised the horror facing all those affected and impacted.
RCEM EDI Committee: Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Gurpurab
This week saw a major festival celebrated by Sikhs across the world – the date of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Gurpurab (birth).
