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RCEM statement on heatwave
A red heat warning has been issued for the first time ever over large parts of the UK for Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 of July. There are forecasts of temperatures reaching over 40 degrees Celsius.
A red heat warning has been issued for the first time ever over large parts of the UK for Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 of July. There are forecasts of temperatures reaching over 40 degrees Celsius.
Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for June 2022, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Henderson said:
New briefing shows UEC 10-point recovery plan ‘has failed according to a new snapshot survey from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM).
Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery 10 Point Action Plan – Briefing
Survey of Children and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Services in the Emergency Department
The College has worked closely with Wera Hobhouse, a Liberal Democrat MP, to successfully table a debate in Parliament examining waiting times for emergency care and now we need your help!
Due to an incident with the March 2022 FRCEM SBA results, we are implementing changes to our exam results production processes. The new enhanced checking process will include a thorough external review of the results prior to publication for verification purposes, but this means that results will take slightly longer
RCEM Wales: The latest Emergency Department performance figures for May 2022 published by the Welsh government show:
Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for the South East Coast published by NHS England for May 2022 Dr Salwa Malik, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and South East Coast Regional Chair for The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for May 2022, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
12-Hour Stays in the Emergency Department’ reveals that on average 1,047 patients waited 12-hours or more from their time of arrival every day in a major Emergency Department in 2021 in England, equalling a total of 381,991 patients experiencing these 12-hour waits in 2021.
Brighton, Friday 24 June 2022
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