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.
RCEM Wales responds to highest monthly Emergency Department attendance for almost two years
RCEM Wales responds to highest monthly Emergency Department attendance for almost two years 22nd June 2023 Responding to May 2023’s Emergency Department performance figures for
RCEM responds to NAO report on Urgent and Emergency Care
Today (21 June 2023) the National Audit Office (NAO) has published its ‘Access to unplanned or urgent care’ report.
RCEM to provide a year’s free membership for new parents
The RCEM has announced the provision of no cost membership for members on new parents’ leave…
RCEM responds to announcement of Junior Doctors’ strike in Scotland
Reacting to the news that Junior Doctors in Scotland have rejected the Scottish Government’s 14.5% pay offer…
RCEM responds to May’s A&E performance data
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has responded to May 2023’s Emergency Department performance statistics for England
College launches first diversity calendar
To mark the beginning of Pride the College has launched its first Diversity Calendar. This calendar highlights key EDI awareness days and weeks and both religious and cultural celebrations that will be important to our membership and the Emergency Medicine community.
ACPs and the award of membership / MRCEM
Dr Salwa Malik, Vice President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine with responsibility for membership, said:…
Welcome improvement but urgent action needed to avoid further crisis
Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for April 2023 Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scotland, said:
June’s MRCEM OSCE to go ahead as planned during period of industrial action
The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that further industrial action by junior doctors will be taking place between 14 and 17 June 2023. These dates clash with the College’s MRCEM OSCE examination in London (12 to 20 June 2023).
Following internal discussions with EMTA and EMSAS, the College can confirm that these examinations will go ahead as planned.
Government must commit to training more Emergency Medicine doctors to avoid staffing crisis
More than 700 new trainee Emergency Medicine doctors are needed to avert a staffing crisis in Emergency Departments – that’s according to new analysis published by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM).
RCEM leads publish sustainability statement for ‘green’ emergency healthcare
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has published its policy position on Environmentally Sustainable Emergency Healthcare.
Statement on the BMA announcement of further dates for industrial action and the College’s MRCEM OSCE in June
The British Medical Association has announced further industrial action by junior doctors between 7am on Wednesday 14 June 2023 and 7am on Saturday 17 June 2023.
RCEM responds to Labour’s mission for health
Responding to Labour’s mission to create an NHS fit for the future, as outlined by Labour leader Keir Starmer today, Dr Ian Higginson, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine said:
‘We are out of winter but remain in crisis’ RCEM says, as one in seven patients face 12-hour waits in A&Es in Wales
Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for April 2023 for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Wales, said:
Early signs of a long road to recovery welcome, but a meaningful workforce plan remains crucial
Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for April 2023, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
RCEM congratulates Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla
Congratulating His Majesty The King and Her Majesty Queen Camilla, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
