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‘Shocking and shameful’: 51,400 older people endured dangerous 12 hour waits in Scotland’s A&Es last year
New analysis from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine reveals record numbers of extreme long waits older patients in 2024.
New analysis from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine reveals record numbers of extreme long waits older patients in 2024.
05/08/2025 – Number of people facing extreme waits in Scotland’s A&E ‘unacceptable and dangerous’
01/08/2025 – The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has collaborated with the Ectopic Pregnancy Trust (EPT) to support clinicians working in Emergency Departments
29/07/2025 – Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, reflects on the government’s 10 Year Plan.
25/07/2025 – Despite the warmer weather, Emergency Departments across Wales are under strain as new data reveals a record number of people waited more than four hours last month.
11/07/2025 – Following lengthy discussions at different committees of the College, a position statement regarding treating patients in the back of ambulances has now been agreed.
13/03/2025 – Patient care must remain the priority as the government embarks on abolishing NHS England over the next two years.
26/02/2025 – Responding to the resignation of NHS England CEO Amanda Prichard, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Dr Adrian Boyle said: “Leading the NHS is a huge honour, but it can also be hugely challenging.
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.
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
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.