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Engagement with the Welsh Government welcome, as the latest A&E performance figures…

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for February 2023 for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College o...

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UK charities launch campaign for Syrian earthquake victims

Two 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...

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Pensions reform is a positive step for staff retention

Responding to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s statement in the House of Commons today outlining the government’s Spring Budget, Dr Adrian Boyle, Pre...

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“A workforce plan without numbers is not a plan but a daydream”, RCEM president says

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for February 2023, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal ...

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“We remain extremely concerned about our patients and their safety and for the welfare of staff who are struggling”, RCEM says

Responding to the latest monthly Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for January 2023, Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the ...

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RCEM Explains long waits and excess mortality

Emergency care services face an unparalleled crisis. More patients than ever before are experiencing extremely long waiting times in our Emergency D...

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Data show 1.65 million patients in England faced 12-hour waits from time of arrival in A&Es in 2022

A 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...

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Royal College of Emergency Medicine statement on BMA announcement of industrial action by junior doctors

Commenting on the announcement by the BMA of industrial action by junior doctors, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicin...

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RCEM statement on the of nurses’ industrial action

Responding to the Royal College of Nursing's announcement that there will be a 48-hour industrial action that includes Emergency Departments, intensiv...

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RCEM calls for support from Members of Parliament in the South West as it warns ‘we are still in the depths of crisis’

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for January 2023 for the South West Region, Dr James Gagg, South West Regional Chair...

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Emergency Care crisis remains challenging but, as the latest figures show, with a political will improvement is possible

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for January 2023, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal C...

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Scotland Emergency Department performance drops significantly to reach new record low

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for December 2022 Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the Royal Co...

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Publishing 12-hour time of arrival data from April is a ‘win for patients and staff’ that will drive transformation and change

Commenting on the publication of the Delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services by NHS England and the Department of Health and S...

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RCEM launches campaign to resuscitate Emergency Care as polling reveals…

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine today outlines five priorities for UK governments to tackle the crisis in Emergency Care, after polling carrie...

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‘Patients and staff are desperate for meaningful action to tackle worst ever Emergency Care crisis’, RCEM NI says

Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (October – December 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Dr P...

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‘This is a call to action’, RCEM & College of Paramedics say as Lords Public Services Committee…

Responding to the House of Lords Public Services Committee’s report Emergency Healthcare: a national emergency published today, Dr Adrian Boyle, Presi...

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RCEM Wales’ Emergency Medicine workforce census reveals significant staffing shortages, as health service remains in crisis

A 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 ...

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RCEM: How far does Emergency Department performance need to fall for political leaders to take meaningful action?

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for December 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal ...

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RCEM welcomes £250 million investment to tackle NHS crisis

Commenting on Downing Street’s NHS Recovery Forum on Saturday 7 January and the subsequent announcement of funding for Health and Social Care, Dr Adri...

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RCEM statement on nurses’ industrial action

Commenting on industrial action by nursing staff, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:

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Hospitals and helping people experiencing homelessness this winter

We together with the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, ...

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‘Focus on simple solutions’ RCEM says, as patients continue to face exceptionally long waits amid crisis in Scotland

Responding to the latest weekly Emergency Department performance figures in Scotland Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of The Royal College of Eme...

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Group A Strep and scarlet fever during a time of winter pressures – a joint statement from RCPCH, RCEM and RCGP

Three Medical Royal Colleges are issuing advice for worried parents and healthcare professionals working during a very tough winter.

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Difficulties in discharging patients driving long waits in Emergency Departments

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for November 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal ...

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RCEM statement on ambulance services strike action

Commenting on the announcement of strike action dates for the ambulance services by GMB, Unite and Unison, President of the Royal College of Emergency...

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Meaningful metrics are crucial to improving patient care and driving change

Responding to news that ministers plan to ditch the metrics for Emergency Care performance outlined in the Clinical Review of Standards, President of ...

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RCEM responds to the Autumn Statement

Responding to the Autumn Statement announced yesterday in the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt MP, President of the Ro...

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Transparency of data key to tackling alarming Emergency Care crisis in Wales

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medici...

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RCEM responds to new poll which finds one-third of junior doctors struggle to access nutritious meals on shift and over three quarters have experienced burnout at work

Commenting on a UK-wide investigation by the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS) which found one in three junior doctors struggle to ...

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Emergency Care in crisis as more patients than ever before face dangerously long waits in Emergency Departments

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for October 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal C...

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One in six patients faced 12-hour wait in major Emergency Departments in Northern Ireland as ‘grim winter’ approaches

Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (July – September 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Vice P...

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RCEM welcomes the Scottish Government’s expansion of medical training places

Commenting on the Scottish Government’s expansion of the Emergency Medicine workforce by opening 10 additional training places in 2023, Dr John-Paul L...

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Staff deeply worried about UEC crisis, as Scotland records worst A&E performance once again

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for September 2022 Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice President of the Royal C...

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RCEM welcomes the new Secretary of State for Health and Social care, warning demand management is not the answer to UEC crisis

Responding 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...

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NHS crisis demands leadership for the safety of patients, RCEM says

Responding to the Care Quality Commission’s annual State of Care report, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said:

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RCEM welcomes the GMC’s report into the UK medical workforce

Responding to the General Medical Council’s report The state of medical education and practice in the UK: The Workforce report 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, ...

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‘Bolster the social care workforce to mitigate crisis in Urgent and Emergency Care’, RCEM urges government

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for September 2022, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal...

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Scotland Emergency Department performance falls for the third consecutive month…

Responding to both the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland for August 2022 and yesterday’s announcement by the Health Secreta...

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Dr Adrian Boyle begins term as RCEM President

Dr Adrian Boyle has officially taken up the post of President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine.

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RCEM responds to the report that a patient faced an 84-hour wait for admission in Scotland

Responding 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...

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RCEM responds to Secretary of State’s comments around the four-hour A&E target

Responding 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 ...

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Patients in mental health crisis twice as likely to spend 12-hours or more in Emergency Departments than other patients

A 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...

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RCEM responds to Secretary of State’s ‘Our Plan for Patients’

Responding to the announcement by the Health and Social Care Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Thérèse Coffey, President of the Royal College of Eme...

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New Prime Minister must show leadership and get to grips with crisis in Emergency Care

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for August 2022, President of the Royal College of Emergenc...

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Urgent and Emergency Care System in South West in crisis ahead of ‘looming’ winter

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for the South West Region, Dr James Gagg, South West Regional Chair of The Royal Col...

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Basic care of older people can be assured by expanding capacity and both the NHS and social care workforce

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July sees worst performance figures ever recorded in Scotland

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland, Dr John-Paul Loughrey, Vice Chair of the Royal College of Emergency Me...

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RCEM survey finds over half of Children and Adolescent Mental Health services in the Emergency Department are described as poor or awful

A repeat survey by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine of their members into mental health services for children and young people (CYP) in crisis ...

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NHS England’s crisis mitigation plan can only succeed if there is political will to tackle the crisis, RCEM says

Responding to NHS England’s letter ‘Next steps in increasing capacity and operational resilience in urgent and emergency care ahead of winter’, Dr Adr...

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‘We are seeing the sharp demise of the health service’, RCEM says

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for July 2022, Vice President of the Royal College of Emerg...

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NI government must take meaningful action to tackle Emergency Care Crisis

Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (April – June 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Vice Presi...

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RCEM supports Parent Doctors to access innovative Leaders Plus Fellowship

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine have committed to part-sponsoring places on the new Leaders Plus NHS Fellowship Programme. This innovative int...

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Joint statement from medical royal colleges and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges on the Conservative leadership contest

The 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...

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GMC training survey shows EM doctors at high-risk of burnout

Responding to the 2022 national training survey published by The General Medical Council, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Kat...

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‘The urgency of this crisis demands a political will to tackle it’, RCEM says

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for June 2022, President of the Royal College of Emergency ...

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Two-thirds of A&E clinical leads not confident their organisation will safely manage winter pressures, as new briefing shows UEC 10-point recovery plan ‘has failed’

Emergency Department (ED) leads are not at all confident that their organisation will cope this winter, according to a new snapshot survey from the Ro...

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Worst ever Emergency Care performance figures cannot be met with inaction

RCEM Wales: The latest Emergency Department performance figures for May 2022 published by the Welsh government show:

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Emergency Care in the South East remains under considerable pressure

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for the South East Coast published by NHS England for May 2022 Dr Salwa Malik, Consu...

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Transparency about the scale of UEC crisis ahead of winter is vital for any strategy, RCEM warns

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for May 2022, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Roya...

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New report exposes real number of A&E waits, as over 1,000 patients faced a 12-hour wait in A&E every day in 2021

A 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 ...

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RCEM is proud to be incorporated by Royal Charter and congratulates HM The Queen on her Platinum Jubilee

Congratulating HM The Queen on her Platinum Jubilee, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “The Royal...

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New report shows 13,000 staffed beds required across the NHS to drive meaningful change and improvement

A 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...

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NI Health service on verge of collapse as Health organisations urge representatives to form an Executive and tackle crisis

Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics (January – March 2022) published by the Department of Health Northern Ireland, Dr Paul...

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‘Now is the time for an Urgent and Emergency Care plan’, RCEM says, as 24,000 patients face 12 hour waits in A&Es

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for April 2022, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Ro...

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Scotland Emergency Department performance figures worst on record, as health system remains in dire crisis

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland, Dr John Thomson, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medi...

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Voting down of workforce amendment shows disregard for the current health crisis and for the NHS and Social Care workforce

Responding 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...

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RCEM response to Home Affairs Committee report on Spiking

Spiking 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...

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Emergency Departments in Wales record worst performance and longest waiting times ever

Responding to the latest Emergency Department performance figures for Wales, Dr Suresh Pillai, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medici...

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More than one third of patients facing long waits in Scotland, as Emergency Care remains in severe crisis

Responding to the latest weekly Emergency Department performance figures in Scotland Dr John Thomson, Vice President of The Royal College of Emergency...

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Emergency care crisis putting patients at risk as they face longest waits on record

Responding to publication of Urgent and Emergency Care performance figures for March 2022 by NHS England, Dr Ian Higginson, Vice President of The Roya...

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Emergency Care system in South East facing relentless pressure amid crisis

The latest regional monthly performance figures published by NHS England for March 2022 for the South East show: - There were 308,062 attendances at ...

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Urgent and Emergency Care in dire crisis, as RCEM calls for meaningful action to tackle it

The latest monthly Emergency Department (Major EDs) performance figures for Scotland for February 2022 show: • There were 95,692 attendances • Four...

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One in four ambulances delayed 30 minutes or more, as Urgent and Emergency Care falls deeper into crisis

The 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...

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RCEM responds to the public’s dissatisfaction with A&E services and wider NHS

The 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...

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Weekly Scottish Emergency Department waiting times worst on record, amid serious concerns for patient safety

The latest weekly update (w/e 20 March 2022) of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics show: • There were 25,506 attendances in w...

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RCEM responds to reports that AI software will be used to predict A&E admissions

Responding 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 ...

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RCEM welcomes the publication of three reports into clinical negligence published by NHS Resolution

Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “We welcome these reports as learning opportunities to reduce the...

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Urgent and Emergency Care crisis in Wales deepens as more patients face longer delays

The latest Emergency Department performance figures for February 2022 published by the Welsh government show: • There were 56,101 attendances at majo...

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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine elects its fourth President

The 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 ...

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RCEM responds to Public Accounts Committee report

Responding to the Public Accounts Committee report, in which The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is referenced, Dr Katherine Henderson, President ...

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Urgent and Emergency Care under continued pressure as Scottish Government publishes workforce strategy

The latest weekly update of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics show: • There were 24,920 attendances, the highest since week ...

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Health facilities and personnel in warzones must be protected

Reacting to the tragedies unfolding in Ukraine including the attacks on medical facilities and hospitals, Gordon Miles, Chief Executive Officer of the...

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63,653 patients have faced a 12-hour delay in an A&E since October 2021

The latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for February 2022 show: • There were 1,205,216 attendances at major Emer...

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RCEM welcomes House of Lords vote for the publication of workforce projections

Responding to the news that members of the House of Lords have voted to require regular publication of independent assessments of current and future h...

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RCEM welcomes NHS commitment to measure 12-hour waits from time of arrival in A&E

Commenting on changes made to the NHS Standard Contract 2022/23 in response to consultation feedback, President of the Royal college of Emergency Medi...

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Emergency Departments continue to face severe pressures as RCEM calls for meaningful action

The 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...

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RCEM pledges support to AACE’s ‘Work Without Fear’ Campaign

Responding to the launch of the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives national campaign #WorkWithoutFear Mrs Lisa Munro-Davies, Vice-President of ...

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There must be a meaningful recovery plan for Urgent and Emergency Care, RCEM says

Commenting on the latest Winter Flow Project data, Dr Adrian Boyle, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “For the secon...

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Recovery must not be isolated to elective care RCEM says

The latest Emergency Department performance figures for January 2022 published by the Welsh government show: • There were 57,667 attendances to major...

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Latest RCEM data shows 1 in 11 patients experienced 12-hour admission delays in first week of February

In 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...

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Dire situation in Northern Ireland Emergency Departments as one in seven patients delayed by 12+ hours in December 2021

Quarterly Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland show: - There were 56,031 attendances...

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Record number of patients delayed by 12 hours or more as urgent and emergency care faces deepening crisis

The latest Emergency Department performance figures published by NHS England for January 2022 show: - There were 1,246,817 attendances at major Emerg...

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Urgent and Emergency Care recovery plan must be published in tandem with elective care delivery plan, RCEM says

Commenting 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...

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RCEM response to Health Foundation polling on public views of NHS

Responding to the Health Foundation’s report ‘Public perceptions of the NHS and social care: performance, policy and expectations’, Dr Katherine Hende...

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RCEM commend Emergency Medicine staff amid continued system pressures

The latest Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Report 2021-22 for the week ending 30 January 2022 shows: - One in five ambulances were delayed ...

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Long waiting times continue to put patient safety at serious risk

The 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...

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Social care crisis must be addressed to encourage timely discharge and alleviate system pressures

Commenting 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 ...

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Patient safety at risk as Health Care service in Wales faces crisis

The latest Emergency Department performance figures for December 2021 published by the Welsh government show: • There were 57,761 attendances to majo...

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RCEM response to worst Scottish weekly performance figures ever

The latest weekly update of Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland show: - There were 21,163 attendances at A&E services in NHS Scotla...

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RCEM responds to EMJ article that reveals five hour + waits increase risk of death

Responding to the latest article in the Emergency Medicine Journal ‘Association between delays to patient admission from the emergency department and ...

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Worst ever four-hour performance must be a call to action and call for metrics that drive improvement

Responding to the publication of NHS England quarterly and monthly performance figures, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emer...

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Statement on the May 2021 FRCEM OSCE

The FRCEM OSCE was held online, 17-28 May 2021, the fourth time the exam had been delivered virtually.

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Crisis deepens amid relentless pressures and high numbers of staff absences

The 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...

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HSC report further highlights risk of backlog growing if urgent and emergency care and the wider health system is overlooked

Responding to the report by the Health and Social Care Committee, ‘Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic’, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of ...

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System under enormous strain, as Covid-19 impacts emergency care

The 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...

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2022 National Recruitment – EM ACCS

National recruitment in Emergency Medicine is delivered by Health Education England, supported by the EM Heads of Schools who sit on the RCEM Training...

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Performance remains at record low, as new data show significant staffing shortages across Wales

The latest Emergency Department performance figures for November 2021 published by the Welsh government show: There were 61,384 attendances to majo...

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Performance reaches record lows once again, as fears grow for coming weeks

The latest weekly update of Emergency Department activity and waiting time statistics show: Four-hour performance was second lowest on record at 69...

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Meeting the mental health needs of children and young people in acute hospitals: these patients are all our patients

Joint statement by RCEM, RCPCH and RCPsych The Royal Colleges of Emergency Medicine, Paediatrics and Child Health, and Psychiatrists recognise the ...

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“This winter is already far worse than last winter”, RCEM President says

The 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...

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“It’s been ugly”: A large-scale qualitative study into the difficulties frontline doctors faced across two waves of the Covid-19 pandemic

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Trainee Emergency Research Network (TERN) Fellowship 2021

We’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.

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Doctoral Research Fellowship 2022

We've launched the next round of our PhD Fellowship Scheme. Applications are invited from EM trainees from CT1 and above before 21 January 2022.

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Why all EM trainees should have their say in the annual EMTA survey

In this month's guest blog, EMTA Committee Chair talks about the importance of trainees giving feedback in the annual EMTA survey.

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RCEM Scotland: Current A&E performance trend is extremely worrying

In October 2021 there were 108,279 attendances to major Emergency Departments across Scotland, the number of attendances dropped by 5,719 patients (5%...

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Data show thousands of elective care operations cancelled, amid crisis in urgent and emergency care

Data 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...

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Health organisations warn of mounting patient safety crisis in Urgent and Emergency Care

Nearly 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...

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RCEM warns ‘This is only the beginning of the crisis’ as latest data show…

Quarterly Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland for July to September 2021 (Quarter 2 ...

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Report shows alarming number of avoidable deaths in Emergency Departments due to crowding in Wales

Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for October 2021 show four-hour performance has deteriorated for the ...

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RCEM Acute Insight Series: Crowding and its Consequences

Why Emergency Department Crowding matters

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New report reveals shocking number of excess deaths caused by crowding…

A 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...

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RCEM calls for system-wide action, as shocking report shows extent of harm to patients

Responding to the latest report ‘Delayed hospital handovers: Impact assessment of patient harm’ published today by the Association of Ambulance Chief ...

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RCEM CARES: The Next Phase

Outlines the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s (RCEM) system wide plan to improve patient care.

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Performance figures indicate the beginning of a crisis for urgent and emergency care…

The latest Emergency Department performance figures for October 2021 published today by NHS England show that monthly performance has consistently and...

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RCEM NPIS Antidote Guideline Update 2021

RCEM & NPIS guidelines on antidote availability for Emergency Departments - 2021 Update.

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Safe and timely discharge supported by social and community care vital to preventing dangerous long stays, RCEM Scotland says

Commenting on the recent reports of excessively long stays, Dr John Thomson, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Scotland, said:...

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Scottish health service set for gruelling winter as Emergency Department performance deteriorates for fifth consecutive month

The latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland published by the Scottish Government today for September 2021 show a deterioration in...

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Funding boost for NHS welcome but Spending Review does not deliver on workforce pledges

Responding to the announcement by the Chancellor outlining the Government’s Spending Review, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of...

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RCP Cymru Wales: Royal colleges call for national action to prepare for winter

Call for national action to prepare for winter.

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Coronavirus: latest information and advice

Latest Coronavirus news.

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RCEM Wales Manifesto

Emergency Departments (EDs) are the only part of NHS Wales that offer a truly round the clock service, seven days a week.

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CQC State of Care report highlights countless pressures across the system that demand action

Responding to the CQC’s State of Care 2020/21 report, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “We welcome ...

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A long-term workforce plan is essential for the future of the NHS

Responding to the Medical Schools Council (MSC) recommendation to increase the number of medical students by 5000 to a total of 14,500 graduating doct...

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Welsh Government’s Winter plan welcome as NHS in Wales could face crisis this Winter

Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for September 2021 show four-hour performance has deteriorated for th...

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Summer to Recover: Winter-proofing Urgent and Emergency Care for 2021

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Summer to Recover – A Guide for Clinical Leads

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Message of Solidarity from RCEM to health workers in India (May 2021)

Message of solidarity from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine to health care workers in India

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Scotland’s Emergency Medicine Workforce Census (July 2021)

Scotland's Emergency Medicine Workforce Census

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Death of Dr John Thurston

Death of Dr John Gavin Bourdas Thurston

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Showcase of Good Practice 2021

Showcase of good practice 2021

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What’s Behind the Increase in Demand in Emergency Departments? (August 2021)

What's behind the increase in demand in Emergency Departments?

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Growing concern about the looming winter as Emergency Department performance sinks to new low

The latest Emergency Department performance figures for September 2021 published today by NHS England show the highest number of 12-hour stays on reco...

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Emergency Department performance deteriorates once again as Scottish Health Secretary announces winter plan

The latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland published by the Scottish Government today for August 2021 show that four-hour perfor...

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RCEM welcomes NHS England’s Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery 10 Point Action Plan

Commenting on the publication of the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) Recovery 10 Point Action Plan by NHS England yesterday, Dr Katherine Henderson, P...

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CQC survey shows patient experiences in A&Es overall ‘very good’ – but improvements are needed

Responding to the latest urgent and emergency care survey published today by the CQC, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emerge...

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Winter is a looming crisis; effective action must be taken before it’s too late, RCEM says

The latest Emergency Department performance figures for August 2021 published today by NHS England show the worst four-hour performance since records ...

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RCEM Scotland VP: ‘The pressure of the pandemic is still a reality’

Figures released today by the Scottish Government for June 2021 reveal the continued and growing strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland.

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RCEM Scotland: performance deteriorates further as four-hour target falls to record low

The latest Emergency Department performance figures for Scotland published by the Scottish Government today for July 2021 show that performance has de...

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RCEM welcomes Government funding but it won’t be enough

Responding 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...

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Increased ambulance handover delays threatening patient safety

A new snapshot survey by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has found that in August 2021 half of respondents stated that their Emergency Departm...

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Wales sees worst Emergency Department performance…

Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for July 2021 show the worst four-hour performance ever recorded for ...

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Lowest ever levels of A&E performance show NHS “near boiling point”

Responding to the latest set of performance figures released by NHS England for July 2021, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Ka...

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Latest Emergency Care data shows NI health service in a ‘serious situation’

Emergency 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...

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RCEM Wales: Performance deteriorates further as crisis looms

Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for June 2021 show the worst four-hour performance ever recorded and ...

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Discrimination must be driven out of the NHS

Responding to the Medical Workforce Race Equality Standard (MWRES) report published by NHS England, which looks at the experiences of doctors from an ...

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RCEM: ‘It is absolutely essential that masks are worn by everyone in A&Es’

Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, has stated that it is absolutely essential that patients and visitors in...

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RCEM: ‘We are deeply concerned about the approaching winter’

Commenting 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 ...

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RCEM welcomes the commissioning of Health Education England to review workforce planning

Commenting 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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Letter from the Secretary of State on support for veterans and the OpCourage initiative

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Better Together: Collaborative Working Between Emergency and Critical Care

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) have collaboratively produced new guidance that outli...

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RCEM calls for an increase in staffing after survey finds 3 in 5 A&E staff have experienced burnout

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is calling for UK governments to act now to achieve safe staffing levels in Emergency Departments after a work...

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RCEM: “We have a serious problem in Urgent & Emergency Care”

Emergency Department performance figures published today by NHS England for June 2021 show the highest number of Type 1 attendances ever recorded, the...

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Emergency Departments in Scotland experience worst ever May performance

The latest data released today by the Scottish Government for May 2021 show that attendances at Emergency Departments have risen significantly. In May...

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Latest census by RCEM Scotland shows a shortage of key senior decision-making clinicians and a workforce below adequate staffing levels

A 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...

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RCEM: 16,000 additional beds might be needed for the NHS to cope this winter

The 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 ...

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A&Es see dramatic rise in number of young children – but it’s not Covid-19

Emergency 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...

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‘The threat of winter is tangible’: RCEM supports NHS Providers call for action

Responding to the latest survey from NHS Providers about the challenges facing Trusts, Dr Adrian Boyle, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergen...

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There must be adequate support and care for our most vulnerable mental health patients, RCEM says

Commenting on the recent reports about the Serenity Integrated Mentoring (SIM) scheme, Dr Catherine Hayhurst, Chair of the Mental Health Committee at ...

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As attendances soar performance plummets, putting patient safety at risk

Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for May 2021 show the highest number of attendances since the pandemi...

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RCEM launches public appeal raising money to support A&E staff facing stress and burnout

The 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...

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As Emergency Departments become overwhelmed, patient safety is put at risk

Emergency Department performance figures published today by NHS England for May 2021 show 1,396,193 patients attended Type 1 Emergency Departments, th...

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The Government and MPs must now recognise the severity of challenges facing Health and Social Care

Responding to the Health and Social Care committee’s report “Workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care”, Dr Katherine Henderson, Pre...

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RCEM: ‘Without a plan to deal with current pressures, patients and staff could suffer’

Commenting on statements made by health workers in the Independent about staff facing ‘burnout’ and the potential need to delay the easing of restrict...

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Emergency Departments in Northern Ireland strained by capacity issues and facing severe pressures

Commenting on the significant increase in pressures on Emergency Departments in Northern Ireland, Dr Paul Kerr, Vice President of the Royal College of...

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RCEM: the health system must have the bed capacity to cope with demand

Responding to the Royal College of Surgeons’ calls for an increase in beds, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medici...

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Rise in pressures across the health system must be met with urgent action

Commenting on the increase in pressures across the health system, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: ...

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RCEM: Consultation on proposals for new UEC metrics shows significant support for change

Responding to the findings of the consultation on the Clinically-led Review of Urgent & Emergency Care Standards, President of the Royal College of Em...

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RCEM Wales: we must not allow pressures on Emergency Departments to derail elective care

Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for April 2021 show that attendances continue to increase and pressur...

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Bed number recovery must gather pace ahead of winter

Responding to today’s publication of NHS bed availability and overnight occupancy data for Q4 2020/21, President of the Royal College of Emergency Med...

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As hospital activity increases, the health service must have the tools it needs to cope, RCEM says

Emergency Department (ED) performance figures published today by NHS England for April 2021 show the highest number of attendances at Type 1 Emergency...

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RCEM response to the Queen’s speech and the government’s health agenda

Responding 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...

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New RCEM Yorkshire and Humber Regional Chair Begins Term

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Prepare Emergency Departments now for the next phase of challenges, RCEM Scotland says

The latest data released today by the Scottish Government for March 2021 show that attendances at Emergency Departments are beginning to return to pre...

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A rapid review must be the priority to learn and prepare for the next major challenges, RCEM says

Responding to the Kings Fund’s calls for a public inquiry into the pandemic, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medic...

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Rapid action required to ease intense pressures on Emergency Departments in Northern Ireland

Quarterly 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...

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RCEM calls for Emergency Medicine to be key part of any NHS Recovery Plan

Responding to suggestions that an NHS recovery plan is needed to tackle waiting lists, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emerg...

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As hospital activity rapidly increases, we must ensure we can meet demand, RCEM says

Emergency Department performance figures published today by the Welsh Government for March 2021 show attendances at Major Emergency Departments are pi...

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To prevent another crippling winter, we must use the summer to prepare our hospitals and Emergency Departments, RCEM says

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has launched a new campaign Summer to Recover: Winter-Proofing Urgent and Emergency Care for 2021. The campaig...

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New RCEM North West England Regional Chair Begins Term

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As emergency admissions soar, RCEM warns “the walls of Emergency Departments are not elastic”

Emergency Department (ED) performance figures for England published today by NHS England show emergency admissions at Type 1 EDs was the highest it ha...

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Despite reduced attendances, Emergency Departments in Scotland face pressures with capacity and flow

The 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...

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Now is the time for tangible, proactive solutions to difficult problems

Commenting on the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities: The Report, Dr Hodon Abdi, co-chair of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s Equity, ...

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As patient demand increases we must be ready for a new phase of challenges, RCEM says

The 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...

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RCEM welcomes NHS England’s priorities for year ahead

Responding to NHS England’s 2021/22 priorities and operational planning guidance published today, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine...

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1 in 10 patients waiting for 12 hours or more in Wales as RCEM warns hospital activity will rapidly increase in coming months

NHS 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...

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RCEM’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee respond to findings in the NHS Staff Survey 2020

Responding to the NHS Staff Survey 2020, Dr Dave Chung, co-chair of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, said: “Once again we clearly see ...

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RCEM: improvement in performance welcome, but budget does little to prepare for challenge ahead

Responding to the latest performance figures published by NHS England Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, sa...

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Today’s Budget fails to address the workforce crisis and funding shortages in Health and Social Care, RCEM says

Responding to the Chancellor's statement in the Commons outlining the Government's Budget, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of E...

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RCEM Scotland urgently calls for plan to fix workforce crisis

Monthly 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...

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RCEM response to NHS England workforce race equality standard report

Data from the NHS England workforce race equality standard shows the number of staff in the NHS workforce from ethnic minority backgrounds has risen t...

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Health organisations urge UK Government to endorse UN Political Declaration protecting patients, medics and health facilities in war zones

UK Health organisations have written a letter to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Dominic Raab, urging the Foreign Secretary and the UK Gove...

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RCEM welcomes new South East England Regional Chair, Dr Salwa Malik

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Winter sitrep data shows A&Es still under significant pressure

Responding to today’s winter situation report from NHS England and Improvement, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Hen...

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Emergency Departments face continued pressures as 12 hr delays hit 50,000 in RCEM Winter Flow Project

Latest 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...

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RCEM supports NHS Providers’ four tests to pass before lockdown restrictions are eased

Responding to NHS Providers' statement that lockdown can only be eased when four tests are passed, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal Coll...

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Unrelenting strain on staff and departments despite reduced attendances

Emergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government show continued pressures on the system and a high-level of long stays despite a furth...

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RCEM CARES – Retention – Policymaker Brief for MPs (England) – (February 2021)

Policymaker brief for MPs (ENGLAND)

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RCEM Response to the Clinical Review of Standards consultation (February 2021)

The Urgent and Emergency Care system is under considerable strain.

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Number of patients staying for over 12-hours in Emergency Departments reaches new record, as Government publishes reforms for Health and Social Care 

Responding to English A&E performance figures for January 2021, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “J...

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Exhausted staff continue to face intense pressures as nearly 1 in 7 patients wait for 12-hours or more in Northern Ireland

Data 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...

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Exhausted staff continue to face severe pressures as data show a system under strain

Monthly A&E data published today by the Scottish Government for December 2020 reveal continued strain on the system as staff continue to work tireless...

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RCEM welcomes NHSE pledge to collect Covid-19 vaccination ethnicity data

Dr 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...

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Wales facing intense pressures as 12-hour waits increase by one third

Emergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government show that hospitals in Wales are facing intense pressures as waiting times increase s...

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RCEM survey finds one in five BAME EM clinicians have not been risk-assessed by their Trust

A new report from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine confirms significant racialised patterns of occupational risk for staff working in Emergency...

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Back up words with actions and pay more than lip service to the importance of doctor’s mental health – new report 

A new study based on responses from over 5,400 doctors in frontline healthcare across the UK and Ireland highlights the significant mental health toll...

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RCEM PPE ethnic minorities and risk in EDs during the pandemic (January 2021)

Personal Protective Equipment, ethnic minorities, and occupational risk in Emergency Departments during COVID-19 pandemic

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RCEM National Quality Improvement Projects 2019/20 – Care of Children Report (January 2021)

National Quality Improvement Project

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1 in 11 patients in A&E spending 12-hours or more in A&Es in Northern Ireland

Data 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...

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UK CMOs, NHS, GMC & AoMRC joint letter – supporting doctors throughout the pandemic (12 January 2021)

Supporting doctors throughout the COVID-19 pandemic

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RCEM Winter Flow data shows nearly 1 in 20 patients is waiting 12 hours or more to be admitted

In 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 ...

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RCEM statement on national recruitment

National 2021 EM ACCS Recruitment

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Psychological Distress and Trauma in Doctors Providing Frontline Care During the Covid-19 Pandemic in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Psychological Distress and Trauma in Doctors Providing Frontline Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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RCEM welcomes RCP call for an increase in medical school places

Responding to the Royal College of Physicians’ report ‘Double or quits: a blueprint for expanding medical school places‘, President of the Royal Colle...

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RCEM Scotland Vice President: “Admitting patients into a hospital bed in a timely manner has become frequently unachievable”

Figures released today by the Scottish Government for November 2020 reveal the continued and growing strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland. ...

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RCEM Scotland – 2021 Holyrood Election Manifesto

2021 Holyrood Election Manaifesto

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EMTA meets RCEM – Series of videos looking at our work

EMTA meets RCEM - the work of the College, committees and working groups.

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RCEM CARES: Spotlight on: Crowding – Policy Maker brief – Wales

Spotlight on Crowding in Wales

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RCEM CARES: Spotlight On: Safety

Spotlight on Safety

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RCEM CARES: Safety: Policymaker brief

Spotlight on Safety: Policymaker brief

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RCEM Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee Statement: Ethnic disparities in accessing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during Covid-19

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12-hour waits hit their peak despite a decrease in A&E attendances

Responding to publication of performance data for Emergency Departments in England in November 2020, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medic...

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Letter to Trust CEOs – Crowding

Concerns about the return of crowding and corridor care in Emergency Departments

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RCEM CARES: Spotlight on: Crowding (Scotland)

Spotlight on: Crowding - Scotland

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Letter to MPs on Tiers

Please vote to save our hospitals

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RCEM response to the GMC report on pandemic workplace experiences

Responding to the GMC report on pandemic workplace experiences, Dr David Chung, Chair of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion committee, said: “The GMC...

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New RCEM Wales Vice President begins term

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RCEM CARES – Crowding policymaker brief (November 2020)

Spotlight on Crowding - England

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RCEM response to the Spending Review 2020

Following the Chancellor’s statement today outlining the Government’s Spending Review, Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emerg...

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RCEM response to GMC report on how to support successful training for black, and minority ethnic doc

RCEM is proud to represent a diverse speciality of 10,000 clinicians working in the specialty of Emergency Medicine. We were delighted to contribute t...

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Key Questions for Clinical Leads

Key Questions for Clinical Leads

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Letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak regarding the Comprehensive Spending Review (19 November 2020)

Concern about crowding in our Emergency Departments

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Latest bed occupancy figures do not represent the current situation in hospitals

Responding to the publication of available and occupied beds in England for quarter 2 of 2020/20, President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine...

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Learning from the first phase of the Coronavirus Pandemic (November 2020)

Learning from the first phase of the Coronavirus Pandemic.

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Ambulances struggling to offload patients into hospitals as corridor care returns

Dangerous crowding and corridor care has returned to Emergency Departments in England. NHS England Performance figures for October 2020 show that pati...

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Recruitment Plans 2021: Covid-19 update

Changes to the recruitment process due to the current pandemic.

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RCEM Scotland Vice President: “We are in desperate need of more beds”

New weekly data from the Scottish Government shows a significant increase in the number of patients attending NHS Scotland Emergency Departments. Mont...

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Study shows action needed to protect Emergency Care clinicians from burnout

Commenting on ‘Need for recovery amongst emergency physicians in the UK and Ireland: a cross-sectional survey' published in the BMJ Open, Vice Preside...

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RCEM & Healthwatch – FAQs on NHS 111 First

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RCEM: Emergency Departments remain open

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, which speaks for those working in Emergency Departments, wishes to make clear that despite some reports, Emer...

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EMJ Supplement blog from RCEM President and VP Policy: ‘Covid-19: resetting ED care’

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Covid-19: Explaining the Legal and Ethical Dimensions and Providing Professional & Public Guidance – briefings for each of the UK nations

COVID-19: Explaining the Legal and Ethical Dimensions

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Chair of new Women in Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group appointed

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RCEM outlines actions needed to tackle ‘dangerous’ crowding as it returns to A&Es

The 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...

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RCEM Wales incoming Vice President: “Performance will continue to decline unless resources and staff are directed to our departments”

Emergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government reveal the worst performance and largest number of long waits in Emergency Department...

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RCEM issues urgent warning as hospitals near capacity

Responding to publication of performance data for Emergency Departments in England in September 2020, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medi...

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RCEM responds to the growing fear among trust leaders of workforce burnout ahead of ‘perfect storm’ this winter

The 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...

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Update on oversubscribed November FRCEM OSCE

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RCEM responds to confirmation of capital funds for 40 new hospitals

Responding to the confirmation of £3.7bn of capital funding to build 40 new hospitals, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Kather...

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Postponement of January MRCEM OSCE

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New RCEM Scotland Vice President begins term

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RCEM Guidance: What to do if your ED is becoming crowded again after the initial Covid-19 period

What to do if your ED is becoming crowded again after the initial COVID period

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RCEM submission to the government’s Comprehensive Spending Review

Comprehensive spending review

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RCEM NI responds to 2019-2020 data

RCEM Northern Ireland Vice President said "This is a shocking illustration of crowding in Emergency Departments that post COVID-19 could not be allowe...

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UPDATED: RCEM Wellness Compendium

Shielding advice for trainees

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RCEM response to NHS Confed report on supporting our workforce through Covid-19

Responding to the publication of NHS Confederation’s report COVID-19 and the health and care workforce: supporting our greatest asset, President of th...

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RCEM: Preventative actions needed to maintain vital Emergency Care system through winter

Commenting on today’s coronavirus update from the Chief Scientific Adviser and Chief Medical Adviser, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medi...

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RCEM welcomes new A&E funding and 111 first pilots

Responding to today’s announcement from the Department of Health and Social Care, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine H...

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RCEM urges patients to seek coronavirus testing via 119

Responding to reports of patients going to Emergency Departments for Covid-19 testing, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Kather...

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RCEM: Eliminate A&E crowding or risk turbocharging Covid-19

Responding to today’s performance figures for Emergency Departments in England for August 2020, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, ...

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RCEM and homeless charities warn of health impact of removing eviction ban

With 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...

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RCEM TSC Advice for Shielding Trainees

TSC Advice for Shielding Trainees

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RCEM response to funding to prepare EDs this Winter

Following the confirmation of an allocation of £300million in NHS funding to upgrade Emergency Department facilities this winter, President of the Roy...

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Changing RCEM in response to the Charity Governance Code

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RCEM Scotland Position Statement: The Four-Hour Emergency Access Standard (July 2020)

The Four-Hour Emergency Access Standard is an important safety indicator for the acute care system.

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RCEM Northern Ireland: “There is a pressing need for change”

Figures 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...

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Rebuilding the NHS – Improving medical pathways for acute care

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Society for A...

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Statement on the FRCEM Final SAQ examination 9 July sitting

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RCEM Scotland Vice President: ‘I never want to see crowding and exit block return to our EDs ever again’

New monthly data from the Scottish Government shows an increase in attendances to Emergency Departments across Scotland.

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A&E doctors thank majority for drinking responsibly on Super Saturday

Following ‘Super Saturday’, after pubs, bars and restaurants reopened in England, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine H...

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Emergency Medicine doctors urge public to stay safe ahead of ‘Super Saturday’

Ahead of what is being dubbed ‘Super Saturday’ – when bars, pubs and restaurants reopen – The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is urging the public...

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RCEM survey finds majority of EM clinicians do not believe their ED has enough isolation facilities to cope with coronavirus

Emergency Medicine clinicians do not believe that their Emergency Departments have enough appropriate physical spaces to treat coronavirus patients in...

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RCEM joins Medical Royal Colleges to call for urgent review of UK preparedness for second Covid-19 wave

The 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...

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Royal Colleges appeal to Select Committee for ‘urgent action’ to make hospitals safe 

In advance of an oral evidence session with the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee this morning (Tuesday), the Presidents of the...

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PHE recommendations vital for health of BAME communities

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine welcomes the publication of Public Health England’s report ‘Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on BAME group...

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Patients not seeking help elsewhere as A&E attendances drop

Responding 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...

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RCEM calls on MPs to support the redesign and rebuilding of A&Es in fight against Covid-19

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine today calls on MPs help reset the delivery of Emergency Care by supporting the redesign and rebuilding of many...

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RCEM: Getting help from the appropriate service will save lives

Responding to A&E performance figures for April that show a record low in attendances, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Kather...

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RCEM to move Annual Scientific Conference online

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RCEM: Patients will die unless care in Emergency Departments is reset

The 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...

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Coronavirus (Covid-19) guidance for clinicians

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Buddy System (April 2020)

Pairing with another colleague (Your BUDDY) can improve the safety of you, your buddy and the patient.

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Supporting doctors in the event of a Covid-19 Epidemic in the UK

SUPPORTING DOCTORS IN THE EVENT OF A COVID19 EPIDEMIC IN THE UK

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RCEM – seriously ill or injured patients may be avoiding Emergency Departments due to Covid-19 fears

Responding to March’s A&E performance figures for England that show attendances at Emergency Departments at a record low, President of the Royal Colle...

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RCEM & ACEM joint statement on Covid-19

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RCEM cancels all events until August

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Free access to mental wellbeing platform for medical and emergency workers during Covid-19

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Statement from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Lay Advisory Group

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RCEM Covid-19 readiness

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The Royal College of Emergency Medicine Elects a New Dean

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Cancellation of examinations

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has taken the decision to cancel several examinations due to the further escalation of coronavirus Covid-19.

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RCEM response to Budget 2020

Responding to the 2020 Budget, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Henderson said: “This is a welcome funding boost at ...

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RCEM cancels its Spring CPD Conference

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RCEM launches new campaign to end corridor care as data shows more than 100,000 patients waiting over 12 hours in A&Es this winter

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine today launches its campaign, RCEM CARES, to improve Emergency Departments (EDs) across the UK after new data s...

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RCEM: It is shameful that corridor care has become the norm

Commenting on the Royal College of Nursing's 'Corridor Care' survey that reveals treatment of patients in non-clinical areas is becoming normalised, P...

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Healthwatch A&E patient experience report welcome, but more research needed

Responding to Healthwatch England’s report ‘What matters to people using A&E’, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Adrian Bo...

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RCEM: Emergency Departments struggling to admit the sickest patients

Commenting on the NHS performance statistics for January 2020, which show a record number of patients staying in Emergency Departments for over 12 hou...

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Royal College of Emergency Medicine Northern Ireland new Vice President begins term

Commenting on the NHS performance statistics for January 2020, which show a record number of patients staying in Emergency Departments for over 12 hou...

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RCEM Scotland Vice President: “Emergency Departments are now a safety net for patients who have nowhere else to go”

Figures released today by the Scottish Government for December 2019 reveal the continued strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland.

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RCEM Northern Ireland: “Our Emergency Department services are hanging by a thread”

Figures released today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland shows that Emergency Department performance continues to deteriorate.  

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CMO for England statement on the Wuhan novel coronavirus

Chief Medical Officer for England statement on the Wuhan novel coronavirus

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Safety Flash: Anorexia Nervosa

Safety Flash on Anorexia Nervosa

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RCEM response to Secretary of State comments on four-hour standard

Responding 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...

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RCEM: Performance data shows NHS is ‘struggling to escape its spiral of decline’

Responding to today’s publication of A&E performance figures for December that again showed another record low in terms of performance, President of t...

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RCEM Scotland Vice President: “We must do better by our patients”

Figures released today by the Scottish Government for November 2019 reveal the continued strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland.       

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RCEM welcomes move to reduce NHS login times

Responding 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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Safety Flash: Undetected button and coin cell battery ingestion in children

Undetected button and coin cell battery ingestion in children

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RCEM Wales responds to worst ever performance in Emergency Departments

RCEM Wales Vice President: “Low levels of performance in November does not bode well for the rest of the Winter.”

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RCEM: Now is the time for government action

Responding 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...

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RCEM: study shows overcrowding in EDs is directly linked to patient harm

Responding 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...

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Latest RCEM data shows true scale of the number of patients waiting longer than 12 hours in A&E

The 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...

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RCEM Scotland: October 2019 performance figures “are of grave concern”

Figures released today by the Scottish Government for October 2019 reveal the continued strain on Emergency Departments across Scotland.

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RCEM response to NHS England pensions’ tax solution

The NHS England have today confirmed a temporary quick fix to the pensions’ tax issue. In response to this announcement, Dr Katherine Henderson, the P...

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RCEM Wales Vice President: “There is an urgent need to eliminate crowding”

Emergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government reveals declining performance in Emergency Departments across Wales.

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ACP Regional Representatives announced

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RCEM Election Manifesto outlines actions for the next government to help A&Es after worst ever performance figures

In 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 ...

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RCEM declares Climate Emergency

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RCEM calls on hospital boards to take action as first critical incident of winter declared

The President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Henderson, has urged hospital boards to take immediate action to reduce crowdin...

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NHS Scotland needs at least 320 extra beds this winter

The NHS in Scotland will need at least 320 extra beds to prevent thousands of patients being treated in corridors this winter.

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Joint Statement RCEM and SAM regarding Same Day Emergency Care

There 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...

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Clinical standards review data shows ‘initial steps in the right direction’

Responding 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...

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RCEM: NHS in England needs over 4,000 extra beds this winter to avoid ‘corridor care’

The 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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RCEM Guidance: Mental Health Toolkit 2019

Mental Health in Emergency Departments

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EM-POWER: Returning to EM Clinical Practice

Returning to EM Clinical Practice, Skills Maintenance, Future Professional and Personal Development

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EM-POWER: A practical guide to flexible working and good EM rota design

A practical guide to flexible working and good EM rota design

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RCEM Northern Ireland responds to latest emergency care waiting time statistics

RCEM Northern Ireland: “our patients and staff continued to experience unprecedented risks to quality of care and patient safety throughout the summer...

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RCEM response to CQC’s Urgent and Emergency Care patient survey

In response to the Care Quality Commission’s 2018 Urgent and Emergency Care Survey, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine...

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RCEM response to CQC’s ‘State of Care’ report

In 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...

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RCEM position on NHSE UEC standards review

The new President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Katherine Henderson, today provides an update on the College’s position on and involv...

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Latest performance figures show the need to ‘get the fundamentals of care right’ before winter

In 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...

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Dr Katherine Henderson begins term as RCEM President

Dr Katherine Henderson has officially taken up the post of President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.

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Emergency Department Workforce Benchmarking report finds only 16% of EDs meeting minimum consultant staffing levels

A 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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Safety Flash: Major Trauma in Older People (ISS > 15)

Major Trauma in Older People

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Traumatic Cardiac Arrest in Adults (September 2019)

Traumatic Cardiac Arrest in Adults

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Summer performance figures show no let-up for Emergency Departments

Responding 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...

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RCEM Scotland: “Emergency Departments are stretched to the limit because bed numbers have been slashed year-on-year”

Annual acute bed occupancy figures released today by the Scottish Government shows reduced bed capacity for hospitals.

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RCEM Scotland: “This summer Emergency Departments across Scotland have been operating at maximum capacity”

Figures released today by the Scottish Government for July 2019 highlights continued difficulties faced by Emergency Departments.

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RCEM Wales responds to annual bed occupancy data 2019

Provisional 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 ...

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RCEM Wales “EDs across Wales have not experienced any respite”

Emergency care statistics released today by the Welsh Government reveals declining performance in Emergency Departments across Wales. Data for July 20...

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RCEM: NIHR/NCSR survey shows patients recognising A&Es are overcrowded

Responding to the publication of the National Centre for Social Research’s survey into attitudes towards emergency care, President of the Royal Colleg...

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RCEM: A&E performance figures show summer admission rates now as high as winter

Responding to A&E performance figures for July that show a record number of attendances, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Taj ...

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RCEM response to proposed pension taxation changes

Commenting on the government’s proposed changes to NHS pension rules, Dr Taj Hassan, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “This...

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RCEM Northern Ireland: “Our patients deserve better”

Figures released today by the Department of Health Northern Ireland shows the continued strain faced by Emergency Departments across the country. 

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RCEM national quality improvement project finds Emergency Departments still struggling to achieve timely initial assessment of children with fever symptoms

RCEM national quality improvement project finds Emergency Departments still struggling to achieve timely initial assessment of children with fever sym...

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RCEM response to sepsis figures

Responding to NHS figures showing the number of people admitted to hospital with sepsis had doubled in three years, President of the Royal College of ...

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RCEM national QIP finds EDs making significant improvements in measurement of abnormal vital signs

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s 2018/9 Vital Signs in Adults Quality Improvement Project (QIP) of Emergency Departments (EDs) has found ther...

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RCEM national QIP finds EDs making improvements in assessing lower leg injury blood clots risk

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s 2018/9 national quality improvement project (QIP) of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) risk in lower limb immobil...

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RCEM QIP finds ED struggling to achieve timely initial assessment of children with fever symptoms

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s 2018/9 Feverish Child national quality improvement project (QIP) has found that Emergency Departments (EDs) ...

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RCEM Wales Vice President: “Poor performance is a year-round reality”

Figures released today by the Welsh Government for June 2019 continued strain faced by Emergency Departments across Wales. 

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RCEM sells fossil fuel shares and urges London organisations to follow suit

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) today becomes the latest London institution to offload its shares held in fossil fuel companies, urging...

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RCEM Scotland VP: “Figures paint a bleak picture of the strain placed on EDs in Scotland

Figures released today by the Scottish Government for May 2019 highlights continued difficulties faced by Emergency Departments.

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Latest stats show the situation in NI EDs “worse than ever for patients and staff”

Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics for 2018/19, Dr Ian Crawford, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicin...

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RCEM Wales Vice President: “Performance data shows the severe pressure faced by Emergency Departments this Spring”

Figures released today by the Welsh Government for May 2019 highlights continued difficulties faced by Emergency Departments after a difficult Winter.

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Simon Stevens NHS Confederation Conference speech a welcome acknowledgement of capacity issues

Responding to NHS Chief Executive Simon Stevens’ comments that increased capacity in acute care may be needed, Vice President of the Royal College of ...

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Emergency Department staff have the right to work in safety

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is concerned about the rising violence against those working in the NHS and especially those working in emerge...

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RCEM response to PAC report on elective waiting times

In response to the Public Accounts Committee report on NHS waiting times, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Gordon Miles sai...

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RCEM welcomes NHS Interim People Plan for England

Commenting on the Interim NHS People Plan, Dr Taj Hassan, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “The Royal College of Emergency ...

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Emergency Department performance in Northern Ireland reflects yet another record breaking systemic failure for our patients and staff

Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics for January to March 2019, Dr Ian Crawford, Vice President of the Royal College of Eme...

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RCEM: second worst ever quarterly performance a failure for patients

Responding to today’s monthly and quarterly emergency care performance figures, Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Chris Mo...

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RCEM response to identification of test sites for new clinical standards

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine welcomes the announcement by NHS England that test sites have been allocated to explore new ways of measuring ...

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RCEM hailed in The Parliamentary Review

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Royal College of Emergency Medicine elects its first female President

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is delighted to announce that Dr Katherine Henderson has been elected as its next president.

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Latest worst ever performance figures shows the need to focus on staffing

Responding to today’s figures showing another decline in emergency care performance, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Taj Hass...

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RCEM release position statement on metrics to supplement four-hour target

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) supports the continued use of the four-hour access standard as a high-level metric to monitor emergency...

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The Future of the Four-Hour Emergency Care Standard

The 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...

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Improvement in four-hour performance in latest RCEM Winter Flow data calls into question the need to scrap the target 

Responding 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...

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Joint letter to Jeremy Hunt urges government to show support for health workers and facilities being targeted as acts of war

Sixteen Medical Royal Colleges and Associations have written a joint letter to the Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, asking the government to signal its...

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RCEM Wales Vice President: “We cannot allow this performance to become the new norm”

Figures released today by the Welsh Government for February 2019 highlight the severe pressures faced by Emergency Department staff in Wales.  

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Patient safety concerns persist in Wales

The January 2019 NHS activity & performance figures released today are confirmation of the significant issues confronting NHS Wales. 

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RCEM Vice President warns against becoming “immune to the human impact of what the numbers mean” as performance declines again in Winter Flow Project

The latest weekly performance data from over 50 Trusts and Health boards shows the need for “sufficient resources for emergency care” as RCEM Vice Pre...

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Worst ever NHS performance figures shows ‘chronic crisis mode’ becoming the norm

Responding to the release of performance figures for January 2019 which show worst ever four-hour performance and the highest ever number of emergency...

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Royal College of Emergency Medicine supports national campaign to raise awareness of fatigue amongst healthcare staff 

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is supporting the national Fight Fatigue campaign to help raise awareness of fatigue amongst NHS healthcare st...

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Latest RCEM Winter Flow data shows Emergency Departments are “at or beyond the limits of their resilience” 

The latest weekly performance data from over 50 Trusts and Health boards shows that “conditions in our Emergency Departments for both patients and sta...

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Top Emergency Medicine doctors: scrapping the four-hour target will have a “near catastrophic impact on patient safety”

The body representing over 8,000 Emergency Medicine clinicians, The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, is extremely concerned by the comments made b...

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“We’ve been lucky so far this winter” – Royal Colleges call for action on social care in Wales

Two world-leading medical organisations have today called on the Welsh Government to speed up their plans to invest in social and community care servi...

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Emergency Department performance in Northern Ireland is far below par

Responding to the latest Emergency Care Waiting Time Statistics for October to December 2018, Dr Ian Crawford, Vice President of the Royal College of ...

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Four-hour performance at the lowest point so far in RCEM’s Winter Flow Project 2018/19

Four-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 ...

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RCEM statement on four-hour target speculation

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) notes the recent media speculation with regards to the proposed dismantling of the four-hour Emergency ...

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RCEM: Improvement in monthly 4hr performance welcome but rate of quarterly admissions a cause for concern

Responding 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...

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RCEM response to NHS Long Term Plan

Responding 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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