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.
First EDs in Ireland awarded GreenED accreditations for environmental sustainability
18/12/25 – The GreenED programme supports teams within EDs to reduce their environmental impact through various targeted, evidence-based actions.
‘Corridor care can only be stopped in the corridors of power’ – MPs receive striking festive greetings card from RCEM
17/12/2025 – While people across the country are looking forward to the festive season, Emergency Departments are bracing for a gruelling few months.
‘Morale is at an all-time low’ – Damning testimonies from clinicians expose harrowing reality of Northern Ireland’s EDs
It comes after RCEM conducted a ‘snapshot’ survey of lead consultants.
Statement on Resident Doctors’ industrial action
Resident Doctors in England will be striking between 17-22 December 2025.
RCEM responds to Health Foundation report on delayed discharges
15/12/2025 – Dr Ian Higginson, RCEM President, responds to the Health Foundation’s new report on delayed discharges.
RCEM: Worryingly high ‘trolley waits’ indicate deep-rooted problems, despite fractional performance improvements
11/12/2025 – RCEM is warning that fractional improvements to some “dismal” A&E performance metrics should not mask the “worryingly high” number of people waiting over 12 hours on trolleys.
New study on ‘endemic and harmful’ corridor care highlights need for urgent action: RCEM
9/12/25 – RCEM has welcomed a new paper which highlights the issue of corridor care and the risks it poses to patients – and has called on governments across the UK to fast track efforts to tackle the problem.
RCEM launches Advanced Clinical Practice Post-Credentialing Strategy
09/12/2025 – The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is pleased to announce the launch of its Emergency Medicine Advanced Clinical Practice (EM-ACP) Post-Credentialing Strategy, setting out a clear, supportive, and sustainable framework for the ongoing development of credentialed ACPs across the UK who continue to work in EM.
RCEM welcomes Health and Social Care Secretary commitment to eradicate corridor care by 2029
05/12/25 Responding to comments from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP, confirming his commitment to end
Interview with Dr Elizabeth Herrieven: Insights on Caring for Patients with Learning Disabilities, Autism, and Complex Needs in the ED
Explore our exclusive interview with Dr Elizabeth Herrieven, the lead behind our popular study day: Caring for Patients with Learning Disabilities, Autism, and Complex Needs in the ED. The full study day is now available on demand – don’t miss it!
Early flu surge piles demand on EDs already under extreme pressure
04/12/2025 – An early flu surge is starting to add to pressure on Emergency Departments in England, leaving frontline staff fighting an uphill battle to provide urgent care.
RCEM responds to the Royal College of Nursing’s ‘Bracing for Winter’ report
03/12/2025 – Dr Ian Higginson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, responds to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) report “Bracing for Winter”.
Scottish government must act now to avoid a “truly ugly winter”, RCEM Scotland says as 12-hour waits in EDs joint worst on record for October
02/12/2025 – The Scottish government must take urgent action on overcrowding and delayed discharges, or Emergency Departments (EDs) in Scotland will be completely swamped – and patients will be the ones who suffer.
RCEM responds to new A&E waiting times analysis by the Liberal Democrats
02/12/2025 – Dr Ian Higginson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, responds to new analysis of Emergency Department (ED) waiting times by the Liberal Democrat Party.
RCEM welcomes the GMC’s report into the UK medical workforce
27/11/25 – Vice President of RCEM, Maya Naravi, responds to the General Medical Council’s state of medical education and practice in the UK: workforce report 2025.
“Patients on trolleys in Emergency Department corridors have been forgotten” – RCEM responds to government’s Autumn Budget
27/11/25 – The government has taken some positive steps to bolster the NHS today – but the Autumn Budget doesn’t offer anything to address extremely long waiting times and so called ‘corridor care’ in Emergency Departments.