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Programme for the Annual Conference 2026
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02/07/2025 – The publication of NHS England’s Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) Plan 2025 has triggered discussion and reflection across the UK’s healthcare landscape.
01/07/2025 – The issue of people who are well enough to leave being stranded in hospital wards and occupying increasingly scarce inpatient beds must be addressed if Emergency Care in Scotland is to improve.
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.
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.
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.
This event offers a deep and courageous dive into key current EDI topics, with a focus on barriers faced by minoritized colleagues and patients, along with strategies to tackle them.
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 individuals with learning disabilities. As Emergency Medicine professionals, it’s essential to reflect on how we provide care for these patients and how we can enhance
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. That’s the response from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine as the latest performance data, published today from NHS England, reveals 135,219 patients faced a wait
Join us for an exciting virtual event on Frailty in the Emergency Department! Hosted by the RCEM Older People in Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group (OPEM SIG), this event is dedicated to enhancing the care of older adults in the ED, and brining you an engaging and informative experience.