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RCEM’s GreenED Programme announces first ‘Gold’ standard department
01/07/2025 – An Emergency Department in England has become the first to be awarded with the highest level of accreditation for environmental sustainability by The Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s GreenED programme.
RCEM describes record delayed discharges in Scotland ‘deeply concerning and distressing’Â
24/06/2025 – The Holyrood government must prioritise record ‘delayed hospital discharges’ as a matter of urgency as the issue is causing the Urgent and Emergency Care system in Scotland to grind to a halt.Â
Extreme ED wait times in Wales can’tbe a political afterthought: RCEMÂ
19/06/2025 – As the Wales government announces a multimillion-pound package to reduce elective waiting lists, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has warned they must also focus on extreme long waits in A&E which are putting vulnerable patients at risk.
World Learning Disability Week
World Learning Disability Week, held from June 16th, serves as a global initiative to raise awareness and promote a deeper understanding of the needs of
‘Slight improvements hard to celebrate when thousands of people are enduring extreme A&E waits’: RCEMÂ
Small improvements in A&E performance are hard to celebrate when almost one in 10 patients endured an extreme stay in England’s Emergency Departments last month.
RCEM launches Quality Improvement Topic Competition
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has opened its annual Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) Topic Competition, inviting members to submit ideas which aim to enhance
Government’s New Urgent and Emergency Care plan ‘good and bad’ – RCEMÂ
A new plan aimed at improving emergency care in England has been described as both ‘good and bad’ by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
(Q&A) ACP welcomes New Co-Chairs at ACP Conference
RCEM Blog – 3 June 2025 RCEM’s Advanced Clinical Practitioner forum has welcomed two new Co-Chairs, following the end of Ashleigh Lowther’s term as ACP Chair.  Â
RCEM: Government must address elective care waits AND long ED stays – both must be political priorities
Following the Scottish Health Minister stating he is ‘determined’ to cut elective waiting times the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has warned this cannot be the Government’s
RCEM celebrates decade of being the ‘Royal’ College of Emergency Medicine Â
It is 10 years since the College of Emergency Medicine became the ‘Royal’ College of Emergency Medicine. This month (May 2025) four members of The
RCEM Training Hours Position Statement
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has refined its definition of full-time Emergency Medicine training as 40 hours per week, following feedback regarding a lack
RCEM Training Curriculum changes are coming
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is in the process of updating its training curriculum. The College is working with the General Medical Council on
RCEM work secures expansion of EM Consultants in Northern Ireland
Effective advocacy and influencing by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has resulted in the creation of dozens of new EM consultant roles in Northern Ireland.
New resource for RCEM SAS members launched
The College’s Emergency Medicine Specialty and Specialist (EMSAS) Doctor’s forum is proud to launch a practical and comprehensive guide to support the Emergency Medicine SAS workforce.
Sexual safety in Emergency Medicine: Why we are amongst the worst and what we are doing about it?
Blog by Gordon Miles, CEO, RCEM I am very concerned to see sexual safety in emergency medicine has been highlighted by the General Medical Council’s (GMC’s)
RCEM highlights UEC crisis at APPG on Emergency Care launch event in Westminster
The significant impact of extreme waiting times that patients are enduring in A&E was highlighted by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine at the launch