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.
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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 Blog: Consultant Dr Sarah Edwards on EMpowerment
Dr Sarah Edwards, Consultant in Emergency and Paediatric Emergency Medicine (EM/PEM) for Royal Derby Hospital, the Emergency Medical Journal’s Associate Senior Editor and RCEMLearning‘s Chair, writes about female EMpowerment in an International Women’s Day RCEM blog.
‘Winter’ keeps wreaking havoc on strained Emergency Departments
Norovirus cases are still heaping pressure on our health system and leaving Emergency Clinicians struggling to admit patients due to lack of ward space.
‘We need more than apologies, we need action’: RCEM calls on Scottish government to address long, dangerous A&E waits
As Scotland’s hospitals experienced the second worst January on record for A&E performance, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has told the government ‘we need more than apologies, we need action’.
RCEM partners with Surpass to deliver theory exams from 2026
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is pleased to announce a new partnership with Surpass Assessment, a leader in computer-based testing, to deliver its suite of theory examinations from 2026.
Dr JP Loughrey steps down as Vice President Scotland
After two years of advocacy to improve Urgent and Emergency Care, Dr John-Paul (JP) Loughrey has stepped down from the role of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s Vice President for Scotland.
New guidance about Tiers working
New guidance about Tiers of working have been issued by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
Emergency Departments’ ‘perpetual’ winter virus season goes on
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has described the continuing seasonal pressure being experienced in England’s A&Es as like a ‘perpetual’ winter as the latest data reveals no let-up in demand.
‘This cannot become the accepted norm; it is shameful, and it’s putting lives at risk’
Today, 26 February 2025, the Royal College of Physicians has published the result of a snap survey of its members focusing on the prevalence of so called ‘corridor care’.
‘Worst’ A&E data on record must galvanise NI government to act – RCEM
Northern Ireland’s Emergency Departments are under massive strain as new data revealed 2024 saw the country’s worst year, quarter and month ever recorded for A&E performance.
RCEM programme to advance Emergency Medicine in Ghana extended
The College, in partnership the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS) secured a £50,000 grant through the Global Health Workforce Programme, meaning the year-long programme can continue for a further six months.
Calls for Emergency Care reform ‘resounding’, says RCEM
Patients, clinicians, and politicians’ united calls to improve urgent and emergency care in Wales must be heeded by the Senedd as the latest data reveals
Waiting too long: In 2011 just 784 people waited more than 12 hours in a Scottish A&E – last year more than 76,000 did
RCEM analysis of the latest Scottish ED performance data reveals that the number of people experiencing stays of longer than 12hrs in Scotland’s Emergency Departments
No respite for overstretched EDs as ‘winter’ continues
There has been no respite for embattled emergency clinicians as rising numbers of norovirus cases means seasonal pressures continue.
Resident doctors deserve highest quality training, says RCEM
Resident doctors are the future of healthcare and deserve the highest quality training. This is the response from The Royal College of Medicine (RCEM) to
RCEM selected to support newly formed APPG on Emergency Care
A new All Party Parliamentary Group has been formed to examine the issue related to emergency care, and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine is delighted to have been appointed to support it.
RCEM describes record 12-hour ‘trolley waits’ as ‘a catastrophe’
Heath leaders must act to reduce dangerous and unacceptable 12-hour pre-admission A&E stays as new data reveals last month saw the highest number of these
