Statement on Resident Doctorsâ industrial action
Resident Doctors in England will be striking between 17-22 December 2025.
RCEM responds to Health Foundation report on delayed discharges
15/12/2025 – Dr Ian Higginson, RCEM President, responds to the Health Foundation’s new report on delayed discharges.
RCEM: Worryingly high âtrolley waitsâ indicate deep-rooted problems, despite fractional performance improvements
11/12/2025 – RCEM is warning that fractional improvements to some “dismal” A&E performance metrics should not mask the “worryingly high” number of people waiting over 12 hours on trolleys.
New study on âendemic and harmfulâ corridor care highlights need for urgent action: RCEM
9/12/25 – RCEM has welcomed a new paper which highlights the issue of corridor care and the risks it poses to patients â and has called on governments across the UK to fast track efforts to tackle the problem.
RCEM welcomes Health and Social Care Secretary commitment to eradicate corridor care by 2029
05/12/25 Responding to comments from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP, confirming his commitment to end
Early flu surge piles demand on EDs already under extreme pressureÂ
04/12/2025 – An early flu surge is starting to add to pressure on Emergency Departments in England, leaving frontline staff fighting an uphill battle to provide urgent care.
RCEM responds to the Royal College of Nursing’s ‘Bracing for Winter’ report
03/12/2025 – Dr Ian Higginson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, responds to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) report âBracing for Winterâ.
Scottish government must act now to avoid a âtruly ugly winterâ, RCEM Scotland says as 12-hour waits in EDs joint worst on record for October
02/12/2025 – The Scottish government must take urgent action on overcrowding and delayed discharges, or Emergency Departments (EDs) in Scotland will be completely swamped â and patients will be the ones who suffer.
RCEM responds to new A&E waiting times analysis by the Liberal Democrats
02/12/2025 – Dr Ian Higginson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, responds to new analysis of Emergency Department (ED) waiting times by the Liberal Democrat Party.
RCEM welcomes the GMCâs report into the UK medical workforce
27/11/25 – Vice President of RCEM, Maya Naravi, responds to the General Medical Council’s state of medical education and practice in the UK: workforce report 2025.
âPatients on trolleys in Emergency Department corridors have been forgottenâ â RCEM responds to governmentâs Autumn Budget
27/11/25 – The government has taken some positive steps to bolster the NHS today â but the Autumn Budget doesnât offer anything to address extremely long waiting times and so called âcorridor careâ in Emergency Departments.
‘A failure to act means more people will be left to grieve the loss of a loved oneâ – Over 900 excess deaths associated with long A&E waits in Wales last year
25/11/25 – It comes as RCEM publishes it’s political manifesto ahead of next year’s election in Wales.
“Dismayingâ: RCEM Wales demands action following worst October on record for A&E waitsÂ
21/11/25 – The latest performance data showed 10,493 people waited more than 12 hours before being admitted, discharged or transferred last month.
RCEM welcomes ÂŁ20 million investment to tackle Scotlandâs challenging winter ahead
14/11/2025 – RCEM also responds to further winter plans announced by the Scottish government
âItâs a political failureâ: Englandâs EDs experience second worst October on record for 12 hour waits
13/11/2025 – RCEM says NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care must focus on reducing the longest and most dangerous waits as Emergency Departments head into the depths of winter.
Statement on Resident Doctorsâ industrial action
Resident Doctors in England will be striking between 14-19 November 2025.