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‘A national shame’: Research reveals devastating reality of so called ‘corridor care’
10/11/2025 – Almost one in five patients in Emergency Departments were being cared for in trolleys or chairs in corridors in England this summer, with so-called ‘corridor care’ leaving people feeling ‘forgotten and vulnerable’.
RCEM and Marie Curie UK research grant to improve end of life care in Emergency Departments
06/11/2025 – The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has partnered with the UK’s leading end of life charity, Marie Curie, to fund a grant for new research aimed at improving the delivery of palliative and end of life care in Emergency Departments.
Targeting of healthcare facilities and workers during conflict – position statement by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine
(Updated 5 November 2025) Our emergency medicine colleagues based in areas of conflict work in often desperate conditions. Healthcare facilities are often subjected to direct
‘Where is the tangible plan for winter?’: RCEM asks Scottish government as Emergency Departments record worst-ever September performance
04/11/2025 – As Scotland’s Emergency Departments experienced the worst September on record for performance, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has asked the government ‘where is the tangible plan for winter?’
Black History Month Stories
In our last edition for Black History Month, we share two personal accounts from Dr. Phaedra Rampersad and Dr. Takura Razemba who teach us the importance of acknowledging the Windrush generation and how to use resilience to combat the trials that may arise.
RCEM responds to new Age UK report on corridor care
31/10/2025 – In response to Age UK’s new report, titled ‘The Longest Wait - Our A&E Crisis Demands an Emergency Response’, Dr Ian Higginson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “This report makes for incredibly distressing reading. It’s abundantly clear that older people are bearing the brunt of a system in crisis…
RCEM responds to NHSE’s Medical Training Review
28/10/2025 – Dean of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Professor Simon Carley responds to the first phase of the Medical Training Review (MTR) into postgraduate training of newly qualified medics, published by NHS England last week (24 October 2025).
NHSE’s three-year healthcare plan ‘offers no meaningful roadmap’ to tackle long waits in EDs
28/10/2025 – A plan which outlines NHS England’s priorities for the next three years ‘offers no meaningful roadmap’ to reduce dangerous long waits in Emergency Departments.
Change to FRCEM OSCE Passing Criteria for Resus Stations
28/10/2025 – The General Medical Council (GMC) has approved a change to the passing criteria for the resuscitation (resus) stations in the FRCEM OSCE.
RCEM responds to CQC State of Care report
27/10/25 – “From an Urgent and Emergency Care perspective, there are no surprises” – Dr Ian Higginson, President of RCEM.
‘It’s cruel and undignified’: Hundreds of ED patients waiting more than two days for a bed in Northern Ireland
23/10/2025 – Hundreds of patients waiting more than two days in Northern Ireland’s Emergency Departments for an inpatient bed has been described by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine as ‘cruel and undignified’.
‘All the signs are pointing towards an incredibly tough winter ahead’: RCEM Wales
23/10/2025 – Emergency Departments across Wales are on track to endure yet another ‘incredibly tough winter’.
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal honours dedication of Emergency Medicine workforce
21/10/2025 – Patron of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, has thanked Emergency Medicine staff for their vital work looking after patients in need of care.
RCEM ‘unconvinced’ Northern Ireland’s Winter Preparedness Plan will ease seasonal pressure
20/10/2025 – RCEM Vice President for Northern Ireland, Dr Michael Perry, responds to the Northern Ireland’s Executive’s Winter Preparedness Plan 2025/26, which was released last week.
BHM 2025: Learning from the past to direct our future
20.10.25 In 2025, the theme for Black History Month UK is “Standing Firm in Power and Pride”. At the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, we
‘Patients are being failed’: RCEM responds to RCP corridor care survey
RCEM President Dr Ian Higginson responds to the Royal College of Physicians’ corridor care survey, which was published today (20 October).