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Emergency care services face an unparalleled crisis. More patients than ever before are experiencing extremely long waiting times in our Emergency D...
DownloadResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for September 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal...
Read moreResponding to the announcement by the Health and Social Care Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Thérèse Coffey, President of the Royal College of Eme...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (April – June 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Vice Presi...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine have committed to part-sponsoring places on the new Leaders Plus NHS Fellowship Programme. This innovative int...
Read moreThe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the general health of the British public and the NHS will be long lasting. NHS waiting lists currently stand a...
Read moreResponding to the 2022 national training survey published by The General Medical Council, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Kat...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for June 2022, President of the Royal College of Emergency ...
Read moreEmergency Department (ED) leads are not at all confident that their organisation will cope this winter, according to a new snapshot survey from the Ro...
Read moreRCEM Wales: The latest Emergency Department performance figures for May 2022 published by the Welsh government show:
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for the South East Coast published by NHS England for May 2022 Dr Salwa Malik, Consu...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for May 2022, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Roya...
Read moreA new report by The Royal College of Emergency Medicine ‘Tip of the Iceberg: 12-Hour Stays in the Emergency Department’ reveals that on average 1,047 ...
Read moreCongratulating HM The Queen on her Platinum Jubilee, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “The Royal...
Read moreA new report by The Royal College of Emergency Medicine ‘Beds in the NHS’ shows that 13,000 staffed beds are required in the NHS across the UK to driv...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (January – March 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Dr Paul...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for April 2022, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Ro...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland, Dr John Thomson, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medi...
Read moreResponding to the Health and Care Bill, which received Royal Assent today to become the Health and Care Act 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, Vice President of t...
Read moreSpiking is a nasty crime that can cause serious distress and harm to victims and cause lasting damage to their mental and in some cases physical healt...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medici...
Read moreResponding to the latest weekly Emergency Department performance figures in Scotland Dr John Thomson, Vice President of The Royal College of Emergency...
Read moreResponding to publication of Urgent and Emergency Care performance figures for March 2022 by NHS England, Dr Ian Higginson, Vice President of The Roya...
Read moreThe latest regional monthly performance figures published by NHS England for March 2022 for the South East show: - There were 308,062 attendances at ...
Read moreThe latest monthly Emergency Department (Major EDs) performance figures for Scotland for February 2022 show: • There were 95,692 attendances • Four...
Read moreThe latest Winter Sitrep data for the week ending 27 March show: • There were 79,588 ambulance arrivals, 2.7% less than the previous week. • More th...
Read moreThe British Social Attitudes Survey by Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund found that overall satisfaction with the NHS fell to 36 per cent “an unprece...
Read moreThe latest weekly update (w/e 20 March 2022) of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics show: • There were 25,506 attendances in w...
Read moreResponding to reports that AI software will be rolled out to NHS Trusts to predict daily A&E admissions Dr Ian Higginson, Vice President of the Royal ...
Read moreDr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “We welcome these reports as learning opportunities to reduce the...
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for February 2022 published by the Welsh government show: • There were 56,101 attendances at majo...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine is delighted to announce that Dr Adrian Boyle has been elected as its next President. Dr Adrian Boyle is an ...
Read moreThe latest weekly update of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics show: • There were 24,920 attendances, the highest since week ...
Read moreReacting to the tragedies unfolding in Ukraine including the attacks on medical facilities and hospitals, Gordon Miles, Chief Executive Officer of the...
Read moreResponding to the news that members of the House of Lords have voted to require regular publication of independent assessments of current and future h...
Read moreCommenting on changes made to the NHS Standard Contract 2022/23 in response to consultation feedback, President of the Royal college of Emergency Medi...
Read moreThe latest A&E activity and waiting times for major Emergency Departments in Scotland for January 2022 show: • 73.7% of attendances were seen and re...
Read moreResponding to the launch of the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives national campaign #WorkWithoutFear Mrs Lisa Munro-Davies, Vice-President of ...
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for January 2022 published by the Welsh government show: • There were 57,667 attendances to major...
Read moreQuarterly Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland show: - There were 56,031 attendances...
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for January 2022 show: - There were 1,246,817 attendances at major Emerg...
Read moreCommenting on the Secretary of State’s announcement in the House of Commons today and the ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective...
Read moreResponding to the Health Foundation’s report ‘Public perceptions of the NHS and social care: performance, policy and expectations’, Dr Katherine Hende...
Read moreThe latest Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Report 2021-22 for the week ending 30 January 2022 shows: - One in five ambulances were delayed ...
Read moreThe latest A&E activity and waiting times for major Emergency Departments in Scotland for December 2021 show: • 73.7% of attendances were seen and r...
Read moreCommenting on the latest Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Report 2021-22 that shows nearly one third of patients who were in hospital for 21 ...
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for December 2021 published by the Welsh government show: • There were 57,761 attendances to majo...
Read moreThe latest weekly update of Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland show: - There were 21,163 attendances at A&E services in NHS Scotla...
Read moreResponding to the latest article in the Emergency Medicine Journal ‘Association between delays to patient admission from the emergency department and ...
Read moreThe FRCEM OSCE was held online, 17-28 May 2021, the fourth time the exam had been delivered virtually.
Read moreThe latest Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Reports 2021-22 for week ending 2 January 2022 show: • There was a total of 562,062 instances of...
Read moreResponding to the report by the Health and Social Care Committee, ‘Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic’, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of ...
Read moreThe latest A&E activity and waiting times for major Emergency Departments in Scotland for November 2021 show: • 73.8% of attendances were seen and r...
Read moreNational recruitment in Emergency Medicine is delivered by Health Education England, supported by the EM Heads of Schools who sit on the RCEM Training...
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for November 2021 published by the Welsh government show: There were 61,384 attendances to majo...
Read moreThe latest weekly update of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics show: Four-hour performance was second lowest on record at 69...
Read moreJoint statement by RCEM, RCPCH and RCPsych The Royal Colleges of Emergency Medicine, Paediatrics and Child Health, and Psychiatrists recognise the ...
Read moreWe’ve launched the second round of the RCEM TERN Fellowship scheme, which will fund 50% of the successful applicant’s time over a two-year period.
Read moreWe've launched the next round of our PhD Fellowship Scheme. Applications are invited from EM trainees from CT1 and above before 21 January 2022.
Read moreIn this month's guest blog, EMTA Committee Chair talks about the importance of trainees giving feedback in the annual EMTA survey.
Read moreIn October 2021 there were 108,279 attendances to major Emergency Departments across Scotland, the number of attendances dropped by 5,719 patients (5%...
Read moreNearly two thirds of A&Es across the UK had ambulances waiting to transfer patients every day in the past week, according to a new survey from the Roy...
Read moreQuarterly Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland for July to September 2021 (Quarter 2 ...
Read moreEmergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for October 2021 show four-hour performance has deteriorated for the ...
Read moreWhy Emergency Department Crowding matters
DownloadA new report by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine ‘Crowding and its Consequences’ has found that at least 4,519 patients have died as a result o...
Read moreResponding to the latest report ‘Delayed hospital handovers: Impact assessment of patient harm’ published today by the Association of Ambulance Chief ...
Read moreOutlines the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s (RCEM) system wide plan to improve patient care.
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for October 2021 published today by NHS England show that monthly performance has consistently and...
Read moreRCEM & NPIS guidelines on antidote availability for Emergency Departments - 2021 Update.
Read moreCommenting on the recent reports of excessively long stays, Dr John Thomson, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scotland, said:...
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland published by the Scottish Government today for September 2021 show a deterioration in...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine is calling for UK governments to act now to achieve safe staffing levels in Emergency Departments after a work...
Read moreA new report from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine confirms significant racialised patterns of occupational risk for staff working in Emergency...
Read morePairing with another colleague (Your BUDDY) can improve the safety of you, your buddy and the patient.
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