The British Medical Journal Group and RCEM are seeking an “ambitious and dynamic” Editor-in-Chief for the Emergency Medicine Journal (EMJ). The Editor-in-Chief has overall responsibility for the content and editorial strategy of the journal with support from their editorial team and BMJ Group publishing staff. The ideal candidate will be an

RCEM responds to the government’s ‘mandate for the NHS’ and NHSE planning guidance Thursday 30 January 2025 New missives from the Department of Health and NHS England provide little ‘guidance’ as to how the most dangerous and shameful issues facing Emergency Departments – corridor care and excessive pre-admission waits – are going to

Thursday 23 January 2025 Details of what the government intends to do to ‘future proof’ the NHS against further A&E winter crises cannot come soon enough as extreme seasonal pressure continues. That’s the message from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) as new data from NHS England revealed that

Thursday 23 January 2025 As new data reveals the mounting issues facing the health service in Wales, RCEM has urged the Government there not to neglect Urgent and Emergency Care. Performance data for the NHS in Wales – published today (23 January 2025) shows that there are serious issues across the

Wednesday 21 January 2025 The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has joined calls to reform the Urgent and Emergency Care system’ as it asserts the NHS ‘got the winter it prepared for’. A set of recommendations have been published today – Wednesday 22 January 2025, in a joint statement co-signed

RCEM responds to new ONS research into deaths linked to long A&E stays Friday 17 January 2025 Comprehensive new statistical analysis of the link between long stays in A&E and the associated risk of dying, confirms the huge threat to life the issue creates – and must be a catalyst

16 January 2025 Responding to NHSE’s latest weekly winter ‘situation report’, which covers 6 – 12 January 2025, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine said, “Hospitals are concerningly inching closer towards capacity as winter continues to grip the health system. “The inability to discharge patients who are

“How is it fair to tell someone they are dying in a corridor?” A couple told their miscarriage care options in a crowded corridor. An elderly person with dementia being changed next to a vending machine. Nurses in tears. Just a few examples of the daily reality of NHS nursing