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Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for February 2023 for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College o...
Read moreTwo UK charities are partnering with a Cambridge Emergency Medicine doctor who escaped war-torn Syria as a young medical student and is returning to h...
Read moreResponding to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s statement in the House of Commons today outlining the government’s Spring Budget, Dr Adrian Boyle, Pre...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for February 2023, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal ...
Read moreResponding to the latest monthly Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for January 2023, Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the ...
Read moreEmergency care services face an unparalleled crisis. More patients than ever before are experiencing extremely long waiting times in our Emergency D...
DownloadA new briefing by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, RCEM Explains: Long waits and excess deaths, reveals that in 2022 1,656,206 patients waited...
Read moreCommenting on the announcement by the BMA of industrial action by junior doctors, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicin...
Read moreResponding to the Royal College of Nursing's announcement that there will be a 48-hour industrial action that includes Emergency Departments, intensiv...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for January 2023 for the South West Region, Dr James Gagg, South West Regional Chair...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for January 2023, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal C...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for December 2022 Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the Royal Co...
Read moreCommenting on the publication of the Delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services by NHS England and the Department of Health and S...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine today outlines five priorities for UK governments to tackle the crisis in Emergency Care, after polling carrie...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (October – December 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Dr P...
Read moreResponding to the House of Lords Public Services Committee’s report Emergency Healthcare: a national emergency published today, Dr Adrian Boyle, Presi...
Read moreA landmark survey of Emergency Medicine staff in Wales has found that there are far too few clinicians to cope with demand within the stricken health ...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for December 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal ...
Read moreCommenting on Downing Street’s NHS Recovery Forum on Saturday 7 January and the subsequent announcement of funding for Health and Social Care, Dr Adri...
Read moreCommenting on industrial action by nursing staff, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
Read moreWe together with the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, ...
Read moreResponding to the latest weekly Emergency Department performance figures in Scotland Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of The Royal College of Eme...
Read moreThree Medical Royal Colleges are issuing advice for worried parents and healthcare professionals working during a very tough winter.
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for November 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal ...
Read moreCommenting on the announcement of strike action dates for the ambulance services by GMB, Unite and Unison, President of the Royal College of Emergency...
Read moreResponding to news that ministers plan to ditch the metrics for Emergency Care performance outlined in the Clinical Review of Standards, President of ...
Read moreResponding to the Autumn Statement announced yesterday in the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt MP, President of the Ro...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medici...
Read moreCommenting on a UK-wide investigation by the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS) which found one in three junior doctors struggle to ...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for October 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal C...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (July – September 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Vice P...
Read moreCommenting on the Scottish Government’s expansion of the Emergency Medicine workforce by opening 10 additional training places in 2023, Dr John-Paul L...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for September 2022 Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the Royal C...
Read moreResponding to the appointment of Steve Barclay MP as the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal Colleg...
Read moreResponding to the Care Quality Commission’s annual State of Care report, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:
Read moreResponding to the General Medical Council’s report The state of medical education and practice in the UK: The Workforce report 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, ...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for September 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal...
Read moreResponding to both the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for August 2022 and yesterday’s announcement by the Health Secreta...
Read moreDr Adrian Boyle has officially taken up the post of President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
Read moreResponding to the report by the Scottish Conservative Leader Douglas Ross MSP at FMQs in which he said a recent FOI revealed a patient faced an 84 hou...
Read moreResponding to a comment made by the Health and Social Care Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Thérèse Coffey in which she stated she has no plans to ...
Read moreA new report from The Royal College of Emergency Medicine finds that patients presenting with mental health problems are twice as likely to spend 12-h...
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 Department performance figures published by NHS England for August 2022, President of the Royal College of Emergenc...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for the South West Region, Dr James Gagg, South West Regional Chair of The Royal Col...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland, Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice Chair of the Royal College of Emergency Me...
Read moreA repeat survey by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine of their members into mental health services for children and young people (CYP) in crisis ...
Read moreResponding to NHS England’s letter ‘Next steps in increasing capacity and operational resilience in urgent and emergency care ahead of winter’, Dr Adr...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for July 2022, Vice President of the Royal College of Emerg...
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 moreResponding to the Public Accounts Committee report, in which The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is referenced, Dr Katherine Henderson, President ...
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 moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for February 2022 show: • There were 1,205,216 attendances at major Emer...
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 moreCommenting on the latest Winter Flow Project data, Dr Adrian Boyle, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “For the secon...
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for January 2022 published by the Welsh government show: • There were 57,667 attendances to major...
Read moreIn the first week of February, 12 hour delays in Emergency Departments were the highest they’ve been so far in The Royal College of Emergency Medicine...
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 moreResponding to the publication of NHS England quarterly and monthly performance figures, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emer...
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 moreThe latest data from The Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s Winter Flow Project 2021/22 show that since the beginning of October 2021 there have be...
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 moreData from The Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s Winter Flow Project 2021/22 reveals that in November 2021 6,726 elective care operations were canc...
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 moreResponding to the announcement by the Chancellor outlining the Government’s Spending Review, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of...
Read moreCall for national action to prepare for winter.
Read moreEmergency Departments (EDs) are the only part of NHS Wales that offer a truly round the clock service, seven days a week.
Read moreResponding to the CQC’s State of Care 2020/21 report, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “We welcome ...
Read moreResponding to the Medical Schools Council (MSC) recommendation to increase the number of medical students by 5000 to a total of 14,500 graduating doct...
Read moreEmergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for September 2021 show four-hour performance has deteriorated for th...
Read moreMessage of solidarity from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine to health care workers in India
Read moreScotland's Emergency Medicine Workforce Census
DownloadWhat's behind the increase in demand in Emergency Departments?
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for September 2021 published today by NHS England show the highest number of 12-hour stays on reco...
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland published by the Scottish Government today for August 2021 show that four-hour perfor...
Read moreCommenting on the publication of the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) Recovery 10 Point Action Plan by NHS England yesterday, Dr Katherine Henderson, P...
Read moreResponding to the latest urgent and emergency care survey published today by the CQC, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emerge...
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for August 2021 published today by NHS England show the worst four-hour performance since records ...
Read moreFigures released today by the Scottish Government for June 2021 reveal the continued and growing strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland.
Read moreThe latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland published by the Scottish Government today for July 2021 show that performance has de...
Read moreResponding to the announcement of an extra £5.4 billion of funding for the NHS, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Me...
Read moreA new snapshot survey by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has found that in August 2021 half of respondents stated that their Emergency Departm...
Read moreEmergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for July 2021 show the worst four-hour performance ever recorded for ...
Read moreResponding to the latest set of performance figures released by NHS England for July 2021, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Ka...
Read moreEmergency Care data published today by the Department of Health for April - June 2021 (Quarter 1 2021) show that in June 2021, 67,857 patients attende...
Read moreEmergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for June 2021 show the worst four-hour performance ever recorded and ...
Read moreResponding to the Medical Workforce Race Equality Standard (MWRES) report published by NHS England, which looks at the experiences of doctors from an ...
Read moreDr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, has stated that it is absolutely essential that patients and visitors in...
Read moreCommenting on the publication of Covid-19: Preparing for the Future Looking ahead to winter 2021/22 and beyond by the Academy of Medical Sciences, Dr ...
Read moreCommenting on the announcement that Health Education England has been commissioned to review long term strategic trends for the Health and Social Care...
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DownloadThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) have collaboratively produced new guidance that outli...
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 moreEmergency Department performance figures published today by NHS England for June 2021 show the highest number of Type 1 attendances ever recorded, the...
Read moreThe latest data released today by the Scottish Government for May 2021 show that attendances at Emergency Departments have risen significantly. In May...
Read moreA census of the Emergency Medicine workforce in Scotland by the Royal College of Emergency has found shortages of key senior decision-makers, and a wo...
Read moreThe NHS urgently needs a rapid increase in bed numbers if it is to meet potential demand this winter according to new analysis from the Royal College ...
Read moreEmergency departments across the UK are seeing very high numbers of young children for this time of the year because of a rise in infections usually s...
Read moreResponding to the latest survey from NHS Providers about the challenges facing Trusts, Dr Adrian Boyle, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergen...
Read moreCommenting on the recent reports about the Serenity Integrated Mentoring (SIM) scheme, Dr Catherine Hayhurst, Chair of the Mental Health Committee at ...
Read moreEmergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for May 2021 show the highest number of attendances since the pandemi...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine is launching a public appeal to support the mental health and wellbeing of A&E staff after data show that many...
Read moreEmergency Department performance figures published today by NHS England for May 2021 show 1,396,193 patients attended Type 1 Emergency Departments, th...
Read moreResponding to the Health and Social Care committee’s report “Workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care”, Dr Katherine Henderson, Pre...
Read moreCommenting on statements made by health workers in the Independent about staff facing ‘burnout’ and the potential need to delay the easing of restrict...
Read moreCommenting on the significant increase in pressures on Emergency Departments in Northern Ireland, Dr Paul Kerr, Vice President of the Royal College of...
Read moreResponding to the Royal College of Surgeons’ calls for an increase in beds, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medici...
Read moreCommenting on the increase in pressures across the health system, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: ...
Read moreResponding to the findings of the consultation on the Clinically-led Review of Urgent & Emergency Care Standards, President of the Royal College of Em...
Read moreEmergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for April 2021 show that attendances continue to increase and pressur...
Read moreResponding to today’s publication of NHS bed availability and overnight occupancy data for Q4 2020/21, President of the Royal College of Emergency Med...
Read moreEmergency Department (ED) performance figures published today by NHS England for April 2021 show the highest number of attendances at Type 1 Emergency...
Read moreResponding to the government's agenda for health, as laid out in the Queen's speech, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergen...
Read moreThe latest data released today by the Scottish Government for March 2021 show that attendances at Emergency Departments are beginning to return to pre...
Read moreResponding to the Kings Fund’s calls for a public inquiry into the pandemic, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medic...
Read moreQuarterly figures released today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland for January to March 2021 (Quarter 4 2021) show that more than 10,000 pa...
Read moreResponding to suggestions that an NHS recovery plan is needed to tackle waiting lists, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emerg...
Read moreEmergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for March 2021 show attendances at Major Emergency Departments are pi...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has launched a new campaign Summer to Recover: Winter-Proofing Urgent and Emergency Care for 2021. The campaig...
Read moreEmergency Department (ED) performance figures for England published today by NHS England show emergency admissions at Type 1 EDs was the highest it ha...
Read moreThe latest monthly A&E data published by the Scottish Government for February 2021 show the lowest total attendances at A&E services in Scotland since...
Read moreCommenting on the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities: The Report, Dr Hodon Abdi, co-chair of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s Equity, ...
Read moreThe latest data from RCEM’s Winter Flow Project show that increasing numbers of patients are beginning to return to EDs, with 71,722 attendances recor...
Read moreResponding to NHS England’s 2021/22 priorities and operational planning guidance published today, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine...
Read moreNHS Wales activity and performance data published today by the Welsh Government for February 2021 shows that over 1 in 10 patients attending a major d...
Read moreResponding to the NHS Staff Survey 2020, Dr Dave Chung, co-chair of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, said: “Once again we clearly see ...
Read moreResponding to the latest performance figures published by NHS England Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, sa...
Read moreResponding to the Chancellor's statement in the Commons outlining the Government's Budget, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of E...
Read moreMonthly A&E data published by the Scottish Government for January 2021 show that 84.8% of patients were seen within the four-hour target in major Emer...
Read moreData from the NHS England workforce race equality standard shows the number of staff in the NHS workforce from ethnic minority backgrounds has risen t...
Read moreUK Health organisations have written a letter to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Dominic Raab, urging the Foreign Secretary and the UK Gove...
Read moreResponding to today’s winter situation report from NHS England and Improvement, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Hen...
Read moreLatest data from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s Winter Flow Project shows that in the second week of February 2,359 patients stayed in Emer...
Read moreResponding to NHS Providers' statement that lockdown can only be eased when four tests are passed, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal Coll...
Read moreEmergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government show continued pressures on the system and a high-level of long stays despite a furth...
Read morePolicymaker brief for MPs (ENGLAND)
Read moreThe Urgent and Emergency Care system is under considerable strain.
Read moreResponding to English A&E performance figures for January 2021, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “J...
Read moreData published today by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland show that over 5,000 patients spent 12 hours or more in major Emergency Departmen...
Read moreMonthly A&E data published today by the Scottish Government for December 2020 reveal continued strain on the system as staff continue to work tireless...
Read moreDr Hodon Abdi, co-chair of RCEM's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, said: “The risk from covid is not equal, people from a minority ethnic ba...
Read moreEmergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government show that hospitals in Wales are facing intense pressures as waiting times increase s...
Read moreA new report from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine confirms significant racialised patterns of occupational risk for staff working in Emergency...
Read moreA new study based on responses from over 5,400 doctors in frontline healthcare across the UK and Ireland highlights the significant mental health toll...
Read morePersonal Protective Equipment, ethnic minorities, and occupational risk in Emergency Departments during COVID-19 pandemic
Read moreNational Quality Improvement Project
Read moreData published today by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland showed in September 2020 in Type 1 Emergency Departments, a total of 4,212 patien...
Read moreSupporting doctors throughout the COVID-19 pandemic
Read moreIn the fifth week of December 2,614 patients waited for longer than 12 hours in the Emergency Departments of 32 Trusts and Boards across the UK. This ...
Read moreNational 2021 EM ACCS Recruitment
Read morePsychological Distress and Trauma in Doctors Providing Frontline Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Read moreResponding to the Royal College of Physicians’ report ‘Double or quits: a blueprint for expanding medical school places‘, President of the Royal Colle...
Read moreFigures released today by the Scottish Government for November 2020 reveal the continued and growing strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland. ...
Read more2021 Holyrood Election Manaifesto
Read moreEMTA meets RCEM - the work of the College, committees and working groups.
Read moreSpotlight on Crowding in Wales
Read moreSpotlight on Safety: Policymaker brief
Read moreResponding to publication of performance data for Emergency Departments in England in November 2020, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medic...
Read moreConcerns about the return of crowding and corridor care in Emergency Departments
Read moreSpotlight on: Crowding - Scotland
Read moreResponding to the GMC report on pandemic workplace experiences, Dr David Chung, Chair of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion committee, said: “The GMC...
Read moreSpotlight on Crowding - England
Read moreFollowing the Chancellor’s statement today outlining the Government’s Spending Review, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emerg...
Read moreRCEM is proud to represent a diverse speciality of 10,000 clinicians working in the specialty of Emergency Medicine. We were delighted to contribute t...
Read moreConcern about crowding in our Emergency Departments
Read moreResponding to the publication of available and occupied beds in England for quarter 2 of 2020/20, President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine...
Read moreLearning from the first phase of the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Read moreDangerous crowding and corridor care has returned to Emergency Departments in England. NHS England Performance figures for October 2020 show that pati...
Read moreChanges to the recruitment process due to the current pandemic.
Read moreNew weekly data from the Scottish Government shows a significant increase in the number of patients attending NHS Scotland Emergency Departments. Mont...
Read moreCommenting on ‘Need for recovery amongst emergency physicians in the UK and Ireland: a cross-sectional survey' published in the BMJ Open, Vice Preside...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine, which speaks for those working in Emergency Departments, wishes to make clear that despite some reports, Emer...
Read moreCOVID-19: Explaining the Legal and Ethical Dimensions
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has called for action after a survey found that over half of A&Es across the UK are caring for patients in cor...
Read moreEmergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government reveal the worst performance and largest number of long waits in Emergency Department...
Read moreResponding to publication of performance data for Emergency Departments in England in September 2020, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medi...
Read moreThe results from a survey by NHS Providers shows that 99% of leaders of NHS trusts and foundation trusts are concerned about current levels of burnout...
Read moreResponding to the confirmation of £3.7bn of capital funding to build 40 new hospitals, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Kather...
Read moreWhat to do if your ED is becoming crowded again after the initial COVID period
Read moreComprehensive spending review
Read moreRCEM Northern Ireland Vice President said "This is a shocking illustration of crowding in Emergency Departments that post COVID-19 could not be allowe...
Read moreResponding to the publication of NHS Confederation’s report COVID-19 and the health and care workforce: supporting our greatest asset, President of th...
Read moreCommenting on today’s coronavirus update from the Chief Scientific Adviser and Chief Medical Adviser, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medi...
Read moreResponding to today’s announcement from the Department of Health and Social Care, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine H...
Read moreResponding to reports of patients going to Emergency Departments for Covid-19 testing, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Kather...
Read moreResponding to today’s performance figures for Emergency Departments in England for August 2020, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, ...
Read moreWith the eviction ban due to end on Monday, The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is concerned at the serious impact that this could have on Emergen...
Read moreFollowing the confirmation of an allocation of £300million in NHS funding to upgrade Emergency Department facilities this winter, President of the Roy...
Read moreThe Four-Hour Emergency Access Standard is an important safety indicator for the acute care system.
Read moreFigures released today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland show that long waits are, once again, on the rise. Data for the first quarter of t...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Society for A...
Read moreNew monthly data from the Scottish Government shows an increase in attendances to Emergency Departments across Scotland.
Read moreFollowing ‘Super Saturday’, after pubs, bars and restaurants reopened in England, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine H...
Read moreAhead of what is being dubbed ‘Super Saturday’ – when bars, pubs and restaurants reopen – The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is urging the public...
Read moreEmergency Medicine clinicians do not believe that their Emergency Departments have enough appropriate physical spaces to treat coronavirus patients in...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has co-signed an open letter to the leaders of all UK political parties to call for a transparent rapid review...
Read moreIn advance of an oral evidence session with the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee this morning (Tuesday), the Presidents of the...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine welcomes the publication of Public Health England’s report ‘Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on BAME group...
Read moreResponding to the publication of May’s performance figures for A&E’s in England, President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine He...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine today calls on MPs help reset the delivery of Emergency Care by supporting the redesign and rebuilding of many...
Read moreResponding to A&E performance figures for April that show a record low in attendances, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Kather...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) today warns that returning to the old model of Emergency Care will put lives at risk and calls for a re...
Read morePairing with another colleague (Your BUDDY) can improve the safety of you, your buddy and the patient.
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Read moreResponding to March’s A&E performance figures for England that show attendances at Emergency Departments at a record low, President of the Royal Colle...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine has taken the decision to cancel several examinations due to the further escalation of coronavirus Covid-19.
Read moreResponding to the 2020 Budget, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Henderson said: “This is a welcome funding boost at ...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine today launches its campaign, RCEM CARES, to improve Emergency Departments (EDs) across the UK after new data s...
Read moreCommenting on the Royal College of Nursing's 'Corridor Care' survey that reveals treatment of patients in non-clinical areas is becoming normalised, P...
Read moreResponding to Healthwatch England’s report ‘What matters to people using A&E’, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Adrian Bo...
Read moreCommenting on the NHS performance statistics for January 2020, which show a record number of patients staying in Emergency Departments for over 12 hou...
Read moreCommenting on the NHS performance statistics for January 2020, which show a record number of patients staying in Emergency Departments for over 12 hou...
Read moreFigures released today by the Scottish Government for December 2019 reveal the continued strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland.
Read moreFigures released today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland shows that Emergency Department performance continues to deteriorate.
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Read moreResponding to today’s comments from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care about the potential scrapping of the four-hour emergency care st...
Read moreResponding to today’s publication of A&E performance figures for December that again showed another record low in terms of performance, President of t...
Read moreFigures released today by the Scottish Government for November 2019 reveal the continued strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland.
Read moreResponding to today’s pledge from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of a multimillion-pound technology revolution to help reduce compu...
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Read moreRCEM Wales Vice President: “Low levels of performance in November does not bode well for the rest of the Winter.”
Read moreResponding to today’s A&E performance figures for November and Sitrep data for the week ending 8th of December, President of the Royal College of Emer...
Read moreResponding to today’s story in The Guardian about a study showing longer waits in Emergency Departments may increase the risk of death, President of t...
Read moreThe first publication of data from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s 2019-20 Winter Flow Project shows that existing data does not reflect the...
Read moreFigures released today by the Scottish Government for October 2019 reveal the continued strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland.
Read moreThe NHS England have today confirmed a temporary quick fix to the pensions’ tax issue. In response to this announcement, Dr Katherine Henderson, the P...
Read moreEmergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government reveals declining performance in Emergency Departments across Wales.
Read moreIn response to data for October that shows A&E performance at its worst ever level, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has launched its election ...
Read moreThe President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Henderson, has urged hospital boards to take immediate action to reduce crowdin...
Read moreThe NHS in Scotland will need at least 320 extra beds to prevent thousands of patients being treated in corridors this winter.
Read moreThere has been much publicity recently around provision of Same Day Emergency Care services as outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan 2019. RCEM and SAM e...
Read moreResponding to today’s publication of a progress report from NHS England on the Clinically-led Review of NHS Access Standards, President of the Royal C...
Read moreThe NHS in England will need at least 4,000 extra beds to prevent thousands of patients being treated in corridors this winter.
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Read moreRCEM Northern Ireland: “our patients and staff continued to experience unprecedented risks to quality of care and patient safety throughout the summer...
Read moreIn response to the Care Quality Commission’s 2018 Urgent and Emergency Care Survey, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine...
Read moreIn response to the Care Quality Commission’s report ‘The state of health care and adult social care in England 2018/2019’, President of the Royal Coll...
Read moreThe new President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Henderson, today provides an update on the College’s position on and involv...
Read moreIn response to performance figures released today that show four-hour performance at major A&Es at 77% in September, President of the Royal College of...
Read moreDr Katherine Henderson has officially taken up the post of President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
Read moreA new benchmarking report on the Emergency Medicine workforce has found that only one in six Emergency Departments had the minimum recommended number ...
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DownloadResponding to the release of A&E performance figures for August, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Taj Hassan, said: “It’s worr...
Read moreAnnual acute bed occupancy figures released today by the Scottish Government shows reduced bed capacity for hospitals.
Read moreFigures released today by the Scottish Government for July 2019 highlights continued difficulties faced by Emergency Departments.
Read moreProvisional data released today shows that in 2018-2019, the number of average daily available beds stood at 10,564. This represents a decline of 148 ...
Read moreEmergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government reveals declining performance in Emergency Departments across Wales. Data for July 20...
Read moreResponding to the publication of the National Centre for Social Research’s survey into attitudes towards emergency care, President of the Royal Colleg...
Read moreResponding to A&E performance figures for July that show a record number of attendances, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Taj ...
Read moreCommenting on the government’s proposed changes to NHS pension rules, Dr Taj Hassan, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “This...
Read moreFigures released today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland shows the continued strain faced by Emergency Departments across the country.
Read moreRCEM national quality improvement project finds Emergency Departments still struggling to achieve timely initial assessment of children with fever sym...
Read moreResponding to NHS figures showing the number of people admitted to hospital with sepsis had doubled in three years, President of the Royal College of ...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s 2018/9 Vital Signs in Adults Quality Improvement Project (QIP) of Emergency Departments (EDs) has found ther...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s 2018/9 national quality improvement project (QIP) of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) risk in lower limb immobil...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s 2018/9 Feverish Child national quality improvement project (QIP) has found that Emergency Departments (EDs) ...
Read moreFigures released today by the Welsh Government for June 2019 continued strain faced by Emergency Departments across Wales.
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) today becomes the latest London institution to offload its shares held in fossil fuel companies, urging...
Read moreFigures released today by the Scottish Government for May 2019 highlights continued difficulties faced by Emergency Departments.
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics for 2018/19, Dr Ian Crawford, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicin...
Read moreFigures released today by the Welsh Government for May 2019 highlights continued difficulties faced by Emergency Departments after a difficult Winter.
Read moreResponding to NHS Chief Executive Simon Stevens’ comments that increased capacity in acute care may be needed, Vice President of the Royal College of ...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine is concerned about the rising violence against those working in the NHS and especially those working in emerge...
Read moreIn response to the Public Accounts Committee report on NHS waiting times, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Gordon Miles sai...
Read moreCommenting on the Interim NHS People Plan, Dr Taj Hassan, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “The Royal College of Emergency ...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics for January to March 2019, Dr Ian Crawford, Vice President of the Royal College of Eme...
Read moreResponding to today’s monthly and quarterly emergency care performance figures, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Chris Mo...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine welcomes the announcement by NHS England that test sites have been allocated to explore new ways of measuring ...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine is delighted to announce that Dr Katherine Henderson has been elected as its next president.
Read moreResponding to today’s figures showing another decline in emergency care performance, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Taj Hass...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) supports the continued use of the four-hour access standard as a high-level metric to monitor emergency...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine is committed, first and foremost, to patient safety and the delivery of quality care for our patients on a con...
Read moreResponding to data from the College’s Winter Flow Project for the week ending 24 February 2019 showing average four-hour performance at over 50 emerge...
Read moreSixteen Medical Royal Colleges and Associations have written a joint letter to the Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, asking the government to signal its...
Read moreFigures released today by the Welsh Government for February 2019 highlight the severe pressures faced by Emergency Department staff in Wales.
Read moreThe January 2019 NHS activity & performance figures released today are confirmation of the significant issues confronting NHS Wales.
Read moreThe latest weekly performance data from over 50 Trusts and Health boards shows the need for “sufficient resources for emergency care” as RCEM Vice Pre...
Read moreResponding to the release of performance figures for January 2019 which show worst ever four-hour performance and the highest ever number of emergency...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine is supporting the national Fight Fatigue campaign to help raise awareness of fatigue amongst NHS healthcare st...
Read moreThe latest weekly performance data from over 50 Trusts and Health boards shows that “conditions in our Emergency Departments for both patients and sta...
Read moreThe body representing over 8,000 Emergency Medicine clinicians, The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, is extremely concerned by the comments made b...
Read moreTwo world-leading medical organisations have today called on the Welsh Government to speed up their plans to invest in social and community care servi...
Read moreResponding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics for October to December 2018, Dr Ian Crawford, Vice President of the Royal College of ...
Read moreFour-hour performance was 78.17% on average across the 50 Trusts and Health Boards monitored in the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s Winter Flow ...
Read moreThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) notes the recent media speculation with regards to the proposed dismantling of the four-hour Emergency ...
Read moreResponding to A&E performance figures for December 2018 and Quarter 3 of 2018-19 President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Taj Hassan s...
Read moreResponding to the publication of the NHS Long Term Plan, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Chris Moulton said: “On face va...
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