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.
Wales’ Emergency Care system under severe pressure as staff continue to be stretched
Commenting on the continued pressures facing the Emergency Care system across Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Wales, said:
Urgent concerted effort required to tackle the emergency care crisis
News that public satisfaction levels with the NHS and Accident and Emergency Services have fallen further is disheartening, but not at all surprising…..
Engagement with the Welsh Government welcome, with improved latest A&E performance figures
Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for February 2023 for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Wales, said:
National Clinical Impact Awards 2023
The application window for the National Clinical Impact Awards is open until 05 May 2023.
UK charities launch campaign for Syrian earthquake victims
Two UK charities are partnering with a Cambridge Emergency Medicine doctor who escaped war-torn Syria as a young medical student and is returning to help hospitals hit by February’s earthquake.
Pensions reform is a positive step for staff retention
Responding to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s statement in the House of Commons today outlining the government’s Spring Budget, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
“A workforce plan without numbers is not a plan but a daydream”, RCEM president says
Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for February 2023, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
Statement on FRCEM SBA & Malaysia OSCE Examinations taking place on 15 March 2023
Statement on FRCEM SBA & Malaysia OSCE Examinations taking place on 15 March 2023 9 March 2023 The British Medical Association has announced industrial action
“We remain extremely concerned about our patients and their safety and for the welfare of staff who are struggling”, RCEM says
Responding to the latest monthly Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for January 2023, Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scotland, said:
Dr Russell McLaughlin appointed as Vice President in Northern Ireland
The College would like to welcome Dr Russell McLaughlin, Consultant and Clinical Director in Emergency Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast, to the role of Vice President Northern Ireland.
Data show 1.65 million patients in England faced 12-hour waits from time of arrival in A&Es in 2022
A new briefing by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, RCEM Explains: Long waits and excess deaths, reveals that in 2022 1,656,206 patients waited 12-hours or more from their time of arrival in an Emergency Department. This is equal to over 4,500 12-hour time of arrival waits per day in 2022 and equal to 10.2% of all Type 1 attendances.
Exam Delivery, Marking and Reporting
The Association for Trainee Doctors Group issued a letter to all Royal Medical Colleges via the Academy. We responded formally to this letter.
RCEM statement on BMA announcement of industrial action by junior doctors
Commenting on the announcement by the BMA of industrial action by junior doctors, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
RCEM statement on the of nurses’ industrial action
Responding to the Royal College of Nursing’s announcement that there will be a 48-hour industrial action that includes Emergency Departments, intensive care and cancer wards, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine said:
RCEM calls for support from MPs in the South West as it warns ‘we are still in the depths of crisis’
Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for January 2023 for the South West Region, Dr James Gagg, South West Regional Chair of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
Emergency Care crisis remains challenging but with political will, improvement is possible
Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for January 2023, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: