Almost 900 excess deaths from long A&E waits in Scotland as ‘heartbreaking’ state of hospital system laid bare
07/03/2026 – Dr Fiona Hunter, RCEM Vice President for Scotland, responds to analysis from the Scottish Liberal Democrats, which suggested that there were 871 deaths in Emergency Departments (EDs) associated with a 12 or more hour wait for admission.
Emergency Departments face ‘bleak scenes’ as winter crisis continues amid severe bed shortage, says RCEM
05/03/2026 – The crisis in English Emergency Departments is fixable, if government and health service leaders are willing to act on bed capacity in our hospitals.
NHS England corridor care definition interesting but meaningful change must follow
04/03/2026 – A unified definition on corridor care is an interesting approach – but only if meaningful action follows.
Scottish A&E 12-hour waits hit ‘grim milestone’ of 10,000 in worst month on record
03/03/2026 – Emergency Departments (EDs) in Scotland are in dire need of attention by whoever forms the next government in May, as unwanted records for four, eight and 12-hour waits continue to be set.
Delayed discharges put patients in danger, latest statistics show
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) is calling for action after new weekly performance figures for England released today show an increase in patients remaining in hospital despite being medically fit to leave – as well as considerable time being lost due to ambulance handover delays.
‘A matter of life and death’: 1 in 3 sickest Emergency Department patients experiencing corridor care in Wales, RCEM calls for next government to act now on overcrowding
24/02/2026 – And that’s on a “quieter” day according to some top Emergency Medicine doctors.
A&Es deliver estimated 131,502kg of CO2e savings through latest cycle of RCEM’s GreenED Programme
20/02/26 – This result underscores the achievements of eleven EDs which have been awarded a GreenED accreditation.
‘The chaos continues’: sustained winter pressures batter an underprepared Emergency Care system, says RCEM
19/02/2026 – The government and health service leaders must pay attention to the chaos inside Emergency Departments this winter, which are buckling under the pressure because of a failure to prepare for predictable surges in seasonal illnesses.
RCEM: worst January on record for Wales Emergency Departments shows urgent need for action
19/02/2026 – The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) is today calling for action after new performance figures for Wales in January show Emergency Departments (ED) had their worst month on record.
‘The wheels have come off’: predictably busy January exposes ‘fragile’ NHS system as A&Es swamped with patients needing beds, says Royal College of Emergency Medicine
12/02/2026 – A predictable spike in demand for Emergency Departments in January has exposed the fragility of the entire hospital system, and reinforced the critical need for a long-term and sustainable plan for tackling the A&E crisis.
RCEM urges governments to prioritise long term solutions over ‘quick wins’ as new EMJ study adds to the growing evidence on the consequences of long waits in Emergency Departments
12/02/2026 – New research into the link between longer stays in A&E and mortality rates makes a significant contribution to the evidence about the consequences of overcrowding in Emergency Departments.
RCEM publishes new guidance on Extended Emergency Medicine Ambulatory Care (EEMAC)
10/02/2026 – New guidelines on Extended Emergency Medicine Ambulatory Care (EEMAC) have been published by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
NHSE’s Model ED offers a blueprint, but is unlikely to meaningfully reduce overcrowding: RCEM
09/02/2026 – A publication which outlines key components of an Emergency Department will have some utility but is unlikely to have ‘meaningful impact’ on reducing overcrowding and the associated corridor care in departments.
RCEM urges action as long hospital stays reach worst levels this winter
05/02/2026 – The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has reiterated its calls for meaningful long-term action as data released today by NHS England show some of the worst weekly records seen so far this winter.
‘The situation is still utterly appalling’: hundreds of Northern Ireland A&E patients waited more than two days in December 2025
05/02/2026 – Slight improvements to long waits in Northern Ireland’s Emergency Departments are encouraging – but the overall picture still looks bleak.
RCEM welcomes slight improvement in Scottish Emergency Department performance figures, but warns against complacency
3/2/2026 – RCEM has welcomed the uptick in performance figures for EDs in Scotland in for December 2025, but cautioned that there were still major improvements to be made.