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A failure to act will put patient safety at risk this winter
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has again urged the Welsh Government to publish a winter plan, as it warns ‘a failure to act will put patient safety at risk this winter’.
Autumn Budget a ‘missed opportunity’ amid significant bed shortages
RCEM has described today’s Autumn Statement as a ‘missed opportunity’, amid significant bed shortages ahead of winter.
Report reveals culture of ‘systemic and institutional’ sexism
RCEM has described a new report revealing a culture of systematic and institutional sexism as ‘shocking’ and ‘deeply saddening’ stating “this toxic culture has no place within our profession.”
Lessons must be learned from 2022 emergency care crisis
New joint report by leading health organisations highlights that lessons must be learned from the emergency care crisis in 2022, concluding ‘too many patients are in the wrong place for their needs’.
#EMSASChair23 EMSAS Elects New Chair
EMSAS members have decided their new Chair after two weeks of campaigning by Dr Brittliff and Dr Qureshi.
Call on Government for additional funding to increase bed numbers
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has called on the Government to make additional funding available urgently as NHS leaders admit they may not be able to increase winter bed capacity simply because they do not have enough money.
Diwali and the Emergency Department: Navigating diversity amidst challenges
Dr Anukiran Ravichandran (Kiran), from our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, writes about the significance of Diwali.
The start of another difficult winter and we don’t have the beds
Latest data show almost one in nine patients faced 12 hour waits in A&Es in England in October, as the Royal College of Emergency Medicine warns “this is the start of another extremely difficult winter, and we don’t have the beds that we desperately need.”
RCEM response to King’s speech and the Government’s health agenda
Today His Majesty King Charles III delivered an historic and inaugural King’s speech, in the State Opening of Parliament.
RCEM Scotland calls for urgent increase in beds warning of ‘devastating winter’
Latest data show that more than 4,000 patients faced 12-hour delays in Scottish A&Es as RCEM calls on the Scottish government to increase bed numbers and avoid ‘devastating winter’.
Consultant’s Personal Commitment to RCEM’s Latest Quality Improvement Programme
A doctor with a life-changing illness is behind a new RCEM QIP on Time Critical Medications for safer A&E visits.
‘Patients deserve better’ as one in six patients face 12 hour waits
The RCEM has said “our patients deserve better” as the latest A&E performance figures for Northern Ireland show one in six patients faced a 12 hour wait in A&E between July and September 2023.
EMSAS Chair Elections: Make Your Vote Count
RCEM’s members get the opportunity to have their say in the upcoming EMSAS Chair election.
MPs lay out ‘the damning reality of emergency care’ in new report, RCEM says
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has described a new report by MPs as laying out the ‘the damning reality of emergency care’.
Calls for the Welsh Government to ‘publish a comprehensive winter plan’
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has urged the Welsh Government to ‘publish a comprehensive winter plan’
RCEM Breach Exemption Q&A
A guide to Breach Exemptions and how they impact official Welsh A&E attendance and waiting time data
