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 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.
RCEM publishes updated Promoting Excellence in Emergency Medicine Training guidance
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s Training Standards Committee (TSC) has published the updated Promoting Excellence in Emergency Medicine Training guidance, setting out clear and practical standards to support high-quality training environments across the UK.
‘A failure to act means more people will be left to grieve the loss of a loved one’ – Over 900 excess deaths associated with long A&E waits in Wales last year
25/11/25 – It comes as RCEM publishes it’s political manifesto ahead of next year’s election in Wales.
“Dismaying”: RCEM Wales demands action following worst October on record for A&E waits
21/11/25 – The latest performance data showed 10,493 people waited more than 12 hours before being admitted, discharged or transferred last month.
Registrations now open for EDs to participate in RCEM’s Quality Improvement Programme
19/11/2025 – Type 1 EDs can apply to take part in up to three different areas of research to drive action to improve the quality of Emergency Care in the UK.
RCEM welcomes £20 million investment to tackle Scotland’s challenging winter ahead
14/11/2025 – RCEM also responds to further winter plans announced by the Scottish government
RCEM supports Academy call to protect and promote clinical research across the NHS
17/11/2025 – The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) strongly supports the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Academic Leads Committee (AALC) Position Statement on Clinical Research
‘It’s a political failure’: England’s EDs experience second worst October on record for 12 hour waits
13/11/2025 – RCEM says NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care must focus on reducing the longest and most dangerous waits as Emergency Departments head into the depths of winter.
Statement on Resident Doctors’ industrial action
Resident Doctors in England will be striking between 14-19 November 2025.